Old Everton Pictures

[Joey66]

The GV -

 

[TangerineToffee]

Fred gets photographed putting his coat on in the England dressing room -
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Another hat trick signed, sealed and delivered by the great man

 

[TangerineToffee]

For @TangerineToffee - Fred in his Blackpool days -
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Everytime I see Pick in Tangerine I am taken back to the Easter game at Preston 1970 and his epic hat trick. Blackpool up Preston down hallehleuyah

 

[TangerineToffee]

20th February 1965 Pickering v Sheff.Wed (A) Wednesday keeper, Ron Springett, is well beaten by a Fred Pickering booming free kick that ensures a 1-0 victory -
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Pick could score from anywhere. Even from out of the picture He would have swapped this one for one against the same team and goalie a year later

 

[The Trinity.]

God I hate that timewasting ploy, I honestly believe in sending the offending player off. Yet when I see Gabby
doing this, it doesn't seem too bad?

Some teams looking for a 0-0 draw time waste right from the start. I think that Moyes set us up like that a few times.......never really worked. That sort of time wasting I can't stand. Better to have a proper go at teams........
But Gabby wasted time in the last few seconds of a match. Look at the way he dribbled the ball to the corner. Poise......class .....skill........beautiful.
It was beautiful. But there again..........we are biased.........a little.

 

[TangerineToffee]

His Goodison Park career started brightly yet ended with disappointment but there's no denying that Fred Pickering was a centre-forward in the classic Everton mould.

Having been fortunate enough to meet Fred at Gwladys Street Hall of Fame dinners at the Adelphi Hotel I can attest that the quietly-spoken Lancastrian was one of football's gentlemen and by then with his silver hair and glasses he cut a rather different kind of figure to the hulking powerhouse who once terrorised the game's leading defences.

Given the crushing disappointment he suffered during his Blues career, Pickering could have been forgiven for shying away from such functions, but he remained very much part of the Everton family and would attend to meet up with old team-mates and speak to the fans, many of whom were too young to have watched him play, in his humble, down-to-earth manner.
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Former Everton stars, Ray Wilson, Gordon West and Fred Pickering all RIP....

Lovely piece that. Sums up the character of one of the Everton centre forward greats

 

[TangerineToffee]

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Played a big part in the Toffees glorious 66 FA Cup campaign. The final coup de grace was destined for another however.

 

[Joey66]

Played a big part in the Toffees glorious 66 FA Cup campaign. The final coup de grace was destined for another however.

He knew himself his knee was crocked......

 

[TangerineToffee]

He knew himself his knee was crocked......

Yeah but he would have been sick. So unlucky through his career. Could have won everything in the game. Came away empty.

 

[tommytowne]

His Goodison Park career started brightly yet ended with disappointment but there's no denying that Fred Pickering was a centre-forward in the classic Everton mould.

Having been fortunate enough to meet Fred at Gwladys Street Hall of Fame dinners at the Adelphi Hotel I can attest that the quietly-spoken Lancastrian was one of football's gentlemen and by then with his silver hair and glasses he cut a rather different kind of figure to the hulking powerhouse who once terrorised the game's leading defences.

Given the crushing disappointment he suffered during his Blues career, Pickering could have been forgiven for shying away from such functions, but he remained very much part of the Everton family and would attend to meet up with old team-mates and speak to the fans, many of whom were too young to have watched him play, in his humble, down-to-earth manner.
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Former Everton stars, Ray Wilson, Gordon West and Fred Pickering all RIP....

Nice narrative there Joey.
I for one, would have loved to have met him he was my first real hero.
I would have asked how it felt to score six goals at Goodison in the two Everton v Blackburn fixtures that season. Three for Blackburn in what was my first ever game (and so nearly my last as I was accused of being a Jonah by my uncle who had taken me) then another three on his Everton debut which was on my twelfth birthday.

 

[mrb85]

@Dario Terracotta showing his studs here I forgive him it's that lot over the park
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Clive Thomas following up to see if he could knock in any rebound.

 

[mrb85]

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That caption can't be right -- the game was played at Bedford.

 

[Joey66]

That caption can't be right -- the game was played at Bedford.

Typical captions I thought hang on Bedford was away 3- 0 a right B confusion

 

[Alanbileysfeathercut]

Ramon Wilson -
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But where?

 

[Joey66]

But where?

Huddlesfield..maybe