Thomas Pickard (footballer) explained

Thomas Pickard
Fullname:Thomas James Pickard
Birth Date:4 June 1911
Birth Place:Amble, England
Height:5 ft 10+1/2 in[1]
Position:Goalkeeper
Clubs1:Amble
Years2:1929–1930
Clubs2:Sunderland
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1930–1931
Clubs3:Gateshead
Caps3:17
Goals3:0
Years4:1931–1932
Clubs4:Bradford City
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:1932–1937
Clubs5:Barrow
Caps5:174
Goals5:0
Totalcaps:197
Totalgoals:0

Thomas James Pickard (4 June 1911 – 1967) was an English professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Born in Amble,[2] Pickard played for his home-town club before joining Sunderland and then Gateshead,[3] where he made 17 appearances in the 1930–31 Football League season.[4] He joined Bradford City in September 1931,[2] making 6 league appearances for the club,[5] before moving to Barrow in August 1932.[2] He made 174 league appearances for Barrow over five seasons.[4]

He was capped for England schoolboys in 1925.[4] [6]

Sources

Notes and References

  1. News: Barrow. Shilling fund to help club . Sunday Dispatch Football Guide . London . 23 August 1936 . xiii . Newspapers.com.
  2. Frost, p. 405
  3. Web site: Player search. The English National Football Archive. 22 May 2019.
  4. Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. Nottingham. 2004. 208. 978-1-899468-67-6.
  5. Frost, p. 387
  6. News: To-day's juvenile international at Swansea. subscription. Western Mail. Cardiff. 9 May 1925. 10.