| William Pickering | |
| Fullname: | William Pickering |
| Birth Date: | 1894 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Date: | 9 November 1917 (aged 23) |
| Death Place: | Iraq |
| Position: | Centre forward |
| Clubs1: | Townend |
| Years2: | –1912 |
| Clubs2: | Ashfield |
| Years3: | 1912–1915 |
| Clubs3: | Burnley |
| Caps3: | 13 |
| Goals3: | 6 |
| Years4: | 1915 |
| Clubs4: | Johnstone |
| Years5: | 1915 |
| Clubs5: | Morton |
| Caps5: | 5 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
William Pickering (1894 – 9 November 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Burnley as a centre forward.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Morton.[2] [3]
In 1915, during the second year of the First World War, Pickering enlisted as a private in the Seaforth Highlanders. Pickering's battalion saw action in the Mesopotamian campaign and he was shot through the head and killed during the Capture of Tikrit on 9 November 1917.[4] He was buried in Baghdad (North Gate) War Cemetery.
Burnley
| Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Burnley | 1913–14 | First Division | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1914–15 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 5 | |||
| Total | 13 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | |||
| Morton | 1915–16 | Scottish First Division | 5 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10 | |||
