Nick Pickering

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Nick Pickering
Personal information
Full name Nicholas Pickering
Date of birth (1963-08-04) 4 August 1963 (age 58)
Place of birth South Shields, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1977–1981 Sunderland
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1986 Sunderland 179 (18)
1986–1988 Coventry City 78 (9)
1988–1991 Derby County 45 (3)
1991–1993 Darlington 57 (7)
1993–1994 Burnley 4 (0)
National team
1982–1986 England U21 15 (1)
1983 England 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Nicholas Pickering[1] (born 4 August 1963 in South Shields)[2] is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Sunderland, Coventry City, Derby County, Darlington and Burnley.[3] He was capped once for the England national team, against Australia in 1983.[4] He was part of the England U21 team that won the 1984 European under-21 championships[5] and reached the semi-final two years later.[6] As a Coventry City player he was on the winning side in the 1987 FA Cup Final.[7]

After retiring as a player he returned to his native north-east, where he was involved in youth coaching and radio work before becoming a postman.[8]

In his first season in Sunderland's first team he had the honour of being voted both the club's young player of the year and player of the year by the fans.[citation needed]

References[]

  1. ^ "England's Players - Page to Pym". England Football Online. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Past Players (N–Q)". Sunderland A.F.C. Archived from the original on 13 February 2005.
  3. ^ "Nick Pickering". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  4. ^ "Nicholas Pickering". Englandstats. Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  5. ^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England - U-21 International Results 1976-1985 - Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  6. ^ Courtney, Barrie (10 January 2004). "England - U-21 International Results 1986-1995 - Details". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). Retrieved 16 October 2009.
  7. ^ Carpenter, Steve (16 May 2015). "Sky Blues 1987 FA Cup anniversary – what the players said". Coventry Observer. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  8. ^ Fissler, Neil (23 January 2014). "Where Are They Now? Coventry City 1986–87 FA Cup Winners". The Football League Paper. Retrieved 25 August 2020.

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