Ally Pickering

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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.

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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

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

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

Source: [6]

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Rotherham United 1989–90 Third Division 100000000100
1990–91 Third Division1010101040
1991–92 Fourth Division 270301020330
1992–93 Second Division 381502030481
1993–94 Second Division121003010161
Total8829070701112
Coventry City 1993–94 Premier League 4000000040
1994–95 Premier League310203000360
1995–96 Premier League300213000351
Total650416000751
Stoke City 1996–97 First Division 400104000450
1997–98 First Division421105000481
1998–99 Second Division1000100020
Total8312010000951
Burnley 1998–99 Second Division211000000211
Chester City 1998–99 Third Division7100000071
Career Total2645151230703096
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 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.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. ↑ "Steelmen return for Pickering". NonLeagueDaily. 13 May 2008. Archived from the original on 28 September 2012. Retrieved 25 February 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  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)
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