Ally Pickering
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 22 June 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Manchester, England | ||
| Playing position | 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 | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2003 | Mossley | ||
| 2005–2007 | Woodley Sports | ||
| 2008 | Woodley Sports | ||
| 2010–2012 | New Mills | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Albert Gary "Ally" Pickering (born 22 June 1967) is an English former professional footballer and manager. 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.
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. He joined Stoke City in August 1996 and became the regular right back for the Potters making 45 appearances in 1996–97. In 1997–98 he was an ever-present playing in all of the club's 48 fixtures as Stoke suffered relegation. Pickering did score his only goal for Stoke in a 2–1 victory over Portsmouth on 11 April 1998. New Stoke manager Brian Little deemed him to surplus to requirements at the start of the 1998–99 campaign and he joined Burnley.
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