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Jack Pickering

Sheffield United FC

 1 appearance, 0 goals

P 1 W 0 D 0 L 1 F 1: A 2
0% successful
1933

captain: none
minutes played: 90

Profile
Full name John Pickering
Born 18 December 1908 in Ecclesfield, Sheffield, West Riding of Yorkshire [registered in Wortley, March 1909].
Attended Barnsley Grammar School and Mortomley St. Saviors School.

Census Notes

According to the 1911 census, John is the only son to Samuel and Christiana (née Grant), living at High Green in Sheffield. His father is a joiner and pattern maker.
According to the 1939 register, John is still the only son to Samuel and Christiana. He is a single, chartered accountant, and they live at 70 Ranby Road in the Greystones area of Sheffield with another (blocked record).
Died 10 May 1977 in Bournemouth, aged 68 years 143 days [registered in Bournemouth, June 1977].
Height/Weight 5' 10½", 11st. [1934].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com

Club Career
Club(s) Attended and played for Barnsley Grammar School and then played junior football with Mortomley St. Savior's, from where he joined Sheffield United FC in May 1925. He remained at the Bramall Lane club, becoming the club captain, until he retired after the war, having completed 344 league appearances, in which he amassed 101 goals.
Club honours Football League Division Two runners-up 1938-39; FA Cup runners-up 1935-36; Football League North (war) winners 1945-46;
Individual honours Football League (one appearance)
Distinctions None

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

Management Career
Club(s) Became the manager at Poole Town in 1948.

England Career
Player number One of four who became 578th players (580) to appear for England.
Position(s) Inside-left
Only match No. 185, 1 April 1933, Scotland 2 England 1, a British Championship match at Hampden Park, Glasgow, aged 24 years 104 days.
Major tournaments British Championship 1932-33;
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Died twenty days after Billy Felton

Beyond England
An accountant by profession, but ran a hotel up until his death. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.198.

 

Jack Pickering - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Jack Pickering - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
Away - British Championship 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1

 

Jack Pickering - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1932-33 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
BC All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1


Jack Pickering - Match History

 Club: Sheffield United F.C. - one full appearances (90 min)

F.A. International Selection Committee - one full appearance (90 min)x


Age 24
1 185 1 April 1933 - Scotland 2 England 1, Hampden Park, Glasgow BC AL Start il
  

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