Jump to content

Ally Pickering: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
m typo
GreenC bot (talk | contribs)
Bots
2,547,815 edits
Rescued 2 archive links; reformat 2 links. Wayback Medic 2.5 per WP:USURPURL and JUDI batch #17
 
(29 intermediate revisions by 23 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|English former professional footballer and manager}}
{{EngvarB|date=July 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| playername = Ally Pickering
| name = Ally Pickering
| image =
| image =
| fullname = Albert Gary Pickering
| fullname =
| dateofbirth = 22 June 1967
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1967|6|22}}
| cityofbirth = [[Manchester]]
| birth_place = [[Manchester]], England
| death_date =
| countryofbirth = [[England]]
| dateofdeath =
| currentclub =
| cityofdeath =
| countryofdeath =
| currentclub = [[New Mills A.F.C.|New Mills]] (Manager)
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Defender]]
| youthyears1 = 1989–1990 |youthclubs1 = [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]
| youthyears1 = 1989–1990 |youthclubs1 = [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]]
| years1 = 1989–1993 | clubs1 = [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] | caps1 = 88 | goals1 = 4
| years1 = 1989–1993 | clubs1 = [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]] | caps1 = 88 | goals1 = 2
| years2 = 1993–1996 | clubs2 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] | caps2 = 65 | goals2 = 0
| years2 = 1993–1996 | clubs2 = [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] | caps2 = 65 | goals2 = 0
| years3 = 1996–1999 | clubs3 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] | caps3 = 83 | goals3 = 1
| years3 = 1996–1999 | clubs3 = [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] | caps3 = 83 | goals3 = 1
| years4 = 1998–1999 | clubs4 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 1
| years4 = 1998–1999 | clubs4 = [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]] | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 1
| years5 = 1999 | clubs5 = [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years5 = 1999 | clubs5 = [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]] | caps5 = | goals5 =
| years6 = 1999–2000 | clubs6 = [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] | caps6 = | goals6 =
| years6 = 1999–2000 | clubs6 = [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2000 | clubs7 = → [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] (loan) | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 1
| years7 = 2000 | clubs7 = → [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] (loan) | caps7 = 7 | goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2000–2001 | clubs8 = [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]] | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 2
| years8 = 2000–2001 | clubs8 = [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]] | caps8 = 15 | goals8 = 2
| years9 = 2001 | clubs9 = [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] | caps9 = | goals9 =
| years9 = 2001 | clubs9 = [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] | caps9 = | goals9 =
| years10 = 2001 | clubs10 = [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]] | caps10 = | goals10 =
| years10 = 2001 | clubs10 = [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]] | caps10 = 18 | goals10 = 1
| years11 = 2001 | clubs11 = [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]] | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0
| years11 = 2001 | clubs11 = [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]] | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2001–2003 | clubs12 = [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]] | caps12 = | goals12 =
| years12 = 2001–2003 | clubs12 = [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]] | caps12 = | goals12 =
|manageryears1 = 2001–2003|managerclubs1 = [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|manageryears1 = 2001–2003 |managerclubs1 = [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]
|manageryears2 = 2005–2007|managerclubs2 = [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]]
|manageryears2 = 2005–2007 |managerclubs2 = [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]]
|manageryears3 = 2008 |managerclubs3 = [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]]
|manageryears3 = 2008 |managerclubs3 = [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]]
|manageryears4 = 2010– |managerclubs4 = [[New Mills A.F.C.|New Mills]]
|manageryears4 = 2010–2012 |managerclubs4 = [[New Mills A.F.C.|New Mills]]
}}
}}
'''Albert Gary "Ally" Pickering''' (born 22 June 1967) is an English former professional [[association football|footballer]] and [[manager (association football)|manager]] of [[New Mills A.F.C.|New Mills]]. As a player he played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] from 1989 until 2003 notably in the [[Premier League]] for [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]].


'''Albert Gary Pickering''' (born 22 June 1967) is an English football manager and former professional [[association football|footballer]].
He has also played in the [[Football League]] for [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] and [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]].


As a player, he played as a [[defender (association football)|defender]] from 1989 until 2003 notably in the [[Premier League]] for [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]. He has also played in the [[Football League]] for [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]], [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]], [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] and [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]], as well as spells in Non-League football for [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]], [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]], [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] and [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]].
==Career==
===Player===
He played in the [[Football League]] for [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]], [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]] [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]], [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]], [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] and [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]. He made eighty three appearances for Stoke.<ref>*Lowe, Simon: "Stoke City The Modern Era - A Complete Record" (Desert Island Books, ISBN 1-874287-39-2).</ref>


In 2001 he took charge of Mossley in a player/manager role and then went on to have spells in charge of [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]] and [[New Mills A.F.C.|New Mills]] before joining [[Hyde F.C.|Hyde]] as their reserve team manager.
===Manager===
From November 2001 to July 2003 Pickering was the manager of [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]. A month after leaving he became assistant manager of [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]], becoming their manager in 2005. He left in February 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=40187|title=Pickering leaves Woodley|publisher=NonLeagueDaily|date=2 February 2007|accessdate=25 February 2010}}</ref>


==Playing career==
He began a second spell as manager of [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]] in May 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=49972|title=Steelmen return for Pickering|publisher=NonLeagueDaily|date=13 May 2008|accessdate=25 February 2010}}</ref> but left for a second time in December 2008. On 24 March, Pickering took over as caretaker manager at [[New Mills A.F.C.|New Mills]] until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://menmedia.co.uk/stockportexpress/news/s/1201358_hancock_leaves_millers|title=Hancock leaves Millers|publisher=M.E.N. Media|date=24 March 2010|accessdate=25 March 2010|work=Stockport Express}}</ref>
Pickering was born in [[Manchester]] and began his career with non-league [[Buxton F.C.|Buxton]] before becoming a professional with [[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]. He spent five seasons at [[Millmoor]] making 111 appearances scoring twice helping the side gain promotion in [[1991–92 in English football|1991–92]]. He earned a move to [[Premier League]] side [[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]] in October 1993 and was a regular for two seasons at [[Highfield Road]] making 75 appearances.<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era">{{cite book|last=Lowe|first=Simon|title=Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record|year=2000|publisher=Desert Island Books|isbn=1-874287-39-2}}</ref> He joined [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]] in August 1996 and became the regular right back for the Potters making 45 appearances in [[1996–97 Stoke City F.C. season|1996–97]].<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/> In [[1997–98 Stoke City F.C. season|1997–98]] he was an ever-present playing in all of the club's 48 fixtures as Stoke suffered relegation.<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/> Pickering did score his only goal for Stoke in a 2–1 victory over [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]] on 11 April 1998.<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/> New Stoke manager [[Brian Little (footballer)|Brian Little]] deemed him to surplus to requirements at the start of the [[1998–99 Stoke City F.C. season|1998–99]] campaign and he joined [[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]].<ref name="Stoke City Modern Era"/>

After a season at [[Turf Moor]] Pickering went on to play for [[Altrincham F.C.|Altrincham]], [[Chesterfield F.C.|Chesterfield]] and made seven appearances for [[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]]. He then dropped into non-league football with [[Hyde United F.C.|Hyde United]], [[Gainsborough Trinity F.C.|Gainsborough Trinity]] and [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]].

==Managerial career==
From November 2001 to July 2003 Pickering was the manager of [[Mossley A.F.C.|Mossley]]. A month after leaving he became assistant manager of [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]], becoming their manager in 2005. He left in February 2007.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=40187|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928152906/https://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=40187|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 September 2012|title=Pickering leaves Woodley|publisher=NonLeagueDaily|date=2 February 2007|accessdate=25 February 2010}}</ref>

He began a second spell as manager of [[Woodley Sports F.C.|Woodley Sports]] in May 2008<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=49972|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120928152949/https://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=49972|url-status=usurped|archive-date=28 September 2012|title=Steelmen return for Pickering|publisher=NonLeagueDaily|date=13 May 2008|accessdate=25 February 2010}}</ref> but left for a second time in December 2008. On 24 March 2010, Pickering took over as manager at [[New Mills A.F.C.|New Mills]], initially as caretaker until the end of the season.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://menmedia.co.uk/stockportexpress/news/s/1201358_hancock_leaves_millers|title=Hancock leaves Millers|publisher=M.E.N. Media|date=24 March 2010|accessdate=25 March 2010|work=Stockport Express}}</ref>

Pickering remained at New Mills until October 2012, when he and the club parted company by mutual consent.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pickering leaves New Mills|url=https://evostikleague.pitchero.com/pickering-leaves-new-mills-11159/|work=Evo Stik League|accessdate=29 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121020091638/https://evostikleague.pitchero.com/pickering-leaves-new-mills-11159/|archive-date=20 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In September 2013, Pickering joined [[Hyde F.C.|Hyde]] as their reserve team manager.

==Career statistics==
Source:<ref>{{ENFA}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|FA Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Other{{ref label|Other|A|}}
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Rotherham United F.C.|Rotherham United]]
|[[1989–90 in English football|1989–90]]
|[[Football League Third Division|Third Division]]
|10||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||10||0
|-
|[[1990–91 in English football|1990–91]]
|Third Division
|1||0||1||0||1||0||1||0||4||0
|-
|[[1991–92 in English football|1991–92]]
|[[Football League Fourth Division|Fourth Division]]
|27||0||3||0||1||0||2||0||33||0
|-
|[[1992–93 in English football|1992–93]]
|[[Football League Second Division|Second Division]]
|38||1||5||0||2||0||3||0||48||1
|-
|[[1993–94 in English football|1993–94]]
|Second Division
|12||1||0||0||3||0||1||0||16||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!88!!2!!9!!0!!7!!0!!7!!0!!111!!2
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Coventry City F.C.|Coventry City]]
|[[1993–94 in English football|1993–94]]
|[[Premier League]]
|4||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||4||0
|-
|[[1994–95 in English football|1994–95]]
|Premier League
|31||0||2||0||3||0||0||0||36||0
|-
|[[1995–96 in English football|1995–96]]
|Premier League
|30||0||2||1||3||0||0||0||35||1
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!65!!0!!4!!1!!6!!0!!0!!0!!75!!1
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke City]]
|[[1996–97 Stoke City F.C. season|1996–97]]
|[[Football League First Division|First Division]]
|40||0||1||0||4||0||0||0||45||0
|-
|[[1997–98 Stoke City F.C. season|1997–98]]
|First Division
|42||1||1||0||5||0||0||0||48||1
|-
|[[1998–99 Stoke City F.C. season|1998–99]]
|Second Division
|1||0||0||0||1||0||0||0||2||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!83!!1!!2!!0!!10!!0!!0!!0!!95!!1
|-
|[[Burnley F.C.|Burnley]]
|[[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]]
|Second Division
|21||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||21||1
|-
|[[Chester City F.C.|Chester City]]
|[[1998–99 in English football|1998–99]]
|Third Division
|7||1||0||0||0||0||0||0||7||1
|-
!colspan="3"|Career Total
!264!!5!!15!!1!!23!!0!!7!!0!!309!!6
|}

{{refbegin}}
:A.&nbsp;{{note|Other}} The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the [[Football League Trophy]].
{{refend}}


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*{{soccerbase|id=6347}}
* {{Soccerbase}}
*[https://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=313238 Burnley career stats]
* [https://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED35&id=313238 Burnley career stats]

{{Mossley A.F.C. managers}}
{{Mossley A.F.C. managers}}
{{Authority control}}


{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
| NAME = Pickering, Ally
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
| SHORT DESCRIPTION = English footballer
| DATE OF BIRTH = 22 June 1967
| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Manchester]], [[England]]
| DATE OF DEATH =
| PLACE OF DEATH =
}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pickering, Ally}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pickering, Ally}}
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:1967 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:English footballers]]
[[Category:English men's footballers]]
[[Category:Buxton F.C. players]]
[[Category:Buxton F.C. players]]
[[Category:Rotherham United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Rotherham United F.C. players]]
Line 71: Line 161:
[[Category:Chesterfield F.C. players]]
[[Category:Chesterfield F.C. players]]
[[Category:Chester City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Chester City F.C. players]]
[[Category:Hyde F.C. players]]
[[Category:Hyde United F.C. players]]
[[Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players]]
[[Category:Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players]]
[[Category:Mossley A.F.C. players]]
[[Category:Mossley A.F.C. players]]
Line 77: Line 167:
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:Premier League players]]
[[Category:English football managers]]
[[Category:English football managers]]
[[Category:People from Manchester]]
[[Category:Footballers from Manchester]]
[[Category:The Football League players]]
[[Category:English Football League players]]
[[Category:Football Conference players]]
[[Category:National League (English football) players]]
[[Category:Men's association football defenders]]


{{England-footy-defender-1960s-stub}}

Latest revision as of 22:14, 17 September 2024

Ally Pickering
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-06-22) 22 June 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1989–1990 Buxton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Rotherham United 88 (2)
1993–1996 Coventry City 65 (0)
1996–1999 Stoke City 83 (1)
1998–1999 Burnley 21 (1)
1999 Altrincham
1999–2000 Chesterfield 0 (0)
2000 → Chester City (loan) 7 (1)
2000–2001 Hyde United 15 (2)
2001 Gainsborough Trinity
2001 Mossley 18 (1)
2001 Hyde United 2 (0)
2001–2003 Mossley
Managerial career
2001–2003 Mossley
2005–2007 Woodley Sports
2008 Woodley Sports
2010–2012 New Mills
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Albert Gary Pickering (born 22 June 1967) is an English football manager and former professional footballer.

As a player, he played as a defender from 1989 until 2003 notably in the Premier League for Coventry City. He has also played in the Football League for Rotherham United, Stoke City, Burnley, Chesterfield and Chester City, as well as spells in Non-League football for Altrincham, Hyde United, Gainsborough Trinity and Mossley.

In 2001 he took charge of Mossley in a player/manager role and then went on to have spells in charge of Woodley Sports and New Mills before joining Hyde as their reserve team manager.

Playing career

[edit]

Pickering was born in Manchester and began his career with non-league Buxton before becoming a professional with Rotherham United. He spent five seasons at Millmoor making 111 appearances scoring twice helping the side gain promotion in 1991–92. He earned a move to Premier League side Coventry City in October 1993 and was a regular for two seasons at Highfield Road making 75 appearances.[1] He joined Stoke City in August 1996 and became the regular right back for the Potters making 45 appearances in 1996–97.[1] In 1997–98 he was an ever-present playing in all of the club's 48 fixtures as Stoke suffered relegation.[1] Pickering did score his only goal for Stoke in a 2–1 victory over Portsmouth on 11 April 1998.[1] New Stoke manager Brian Little deemed him to surplus to requirements at the start of the 1998–99 campaign and he joined Burnley.[1]

After a season at Turf Moor Pickering went on to play for Altrincham, Chesterfield and made seven appearances for Chester City. He then dropped into non-league football with Hyde United, Gainsborough Trinity and Mossley.

Managerial career

[edit]

From November 2001 to July 2003 Pickering was the manager of Mossley. A month after leaving he became assistant manager of Woodley Sports, becoming their manager in 2005. He left in February 2007.[2]

He began a second spell as manager of Woodley Sports in May 2008[3] but left for a second time in December 2008. On 24 March 2010, Pickering took over as manager at New Mills, initially as caretaker until the end of the season.[4]

Pickering remained at New Mills until October 2012, when he and the club parted company by mutual consent.[5]

In September 2013, Pickering joined Hyde as their reserve team manager.

Career statistics

[edit]

Source:[6]

Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rotherham United 1989–90 Third Division 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
1990–91 Third Division 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 4 0
1991–92 Fourth Division 27 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 33 0
1992–93 Second Division 38 1 5 0 2 0 3 0 48 1
1993–94 Second Division 12 1 0 0 3 0 1 0 16 1
Total 88 2 9 0 7 0 7 0 111 2
Coventry City 1993–94 Premier League 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
1994–95 Premier League 31 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 36 0
1995–96 Premier League 30 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 35 1
Total 65 0 4 1 6 0 0 0 75 1
Stoke City 1996–97 First Division 40 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 45 0
1997–98 First Division 42 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 48 1
1998–99 Second Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 83 1 2 0 10 0 0 0 95 1
Burnley 1998–99 Second Division 21 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 1
Chester City 1998–99 Third Division 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 1
Career Total 264 5 15 1 23 0 7 0 309 6
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c d e Lowe, Simon (2000). Stoke City The Modern Era – A Complete Record. Desert Island Books. ISBN 1-874287-39-2.
  2. ^ "Pickering leaves Woodley". NonLeagueDaily. 2 February 2007. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  3. ^ "Steelmen return for Pickering". NonLeagueDaily. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Hancock leaves Millers". Stockport Express. M.E.N. Media. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 25 March 2010.
  5. ^ "Pickering leaves New Mills". Evo Stik League. Archived from the original on 20 October 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
  6. ^ Ally Pickering at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
[edit]
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ally_Pickering&oldid=1246263709"