Harry Pickering (footballer)

Harry Leslie Pickering (born 29 December 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Blackburn Rovers.

This article is about the English footballer. For the English cricketer, see Harry Pickering (cricketer).

Harry Pickering
Pickering in December 2019
Personal information
Full name Harry Leslie Pickering[1]
Date of birth (1998-12-29) 29 December 1998[2]
Place of birth Chester, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2016 Crewe Alexandra
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2021 Crewe Alexandra 127 (10)
2021– Blackburn Rovers 76 (3)
2021 → Crewe Alexandra (loan) 20 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:38, 11 September 2023 (UTC)

Career

Crewe Alexandra

A graduate of Crewe Alexandra's Academy, Pickering signed professional terms with Crewe in March 2016.[3][4] He made his debut on 22 April 2017, coming on as a 63rd-minute substitute for Callum Ainley against Leyton Orient at Gresty Road.[5] Pickering scored his first senior goal on 24 February 2018 with an equaliser from a direct free kick away at Lincoln City in a game Crewe eventually won 4–1.[6]

In April 2018, Pickering signed a new three-year contract at Crewe, with the option of a further year.[7] At Colchester United on 21 August 2018, Pickering sustained a hamstring injury ruling him out of action for over a month.[8]

In September 2020, Pickering signed a new three-year contract with the club,[9] and in December 2020 was named Crewe captain in the absence of Perry Ng[10] (Ng moved to Cardiff City the following month). Crewe rejected an initial offer from Blackburn Rovers during the January 2021 transfer window,[11] but later agreed his move to Blackburn on a four-and-a-half year deal (to summer 2025) for an undisclosed fee, with Pickering remaining at Crewe on loan (and remaining club captain) until the end of the 2020–21 season.[12]

Blackburn Rovers

Pickering made his Rovers debut at Ewood Park in a 2–1 win over Swansea City on 7 August 2021.[13] He scored his first goal for Blackburn just over a month later in a 2–2 league draw against Luton Town at Ewood Park on 11 September 2021.[14] After a run of strong defensive performances, Pickering suffered a hamstring injury on 2 January 2022 in Blackburn's game against Huddersfield Town which ruled him out of first team action for several weeks.[15]

On 19 August 2023, Pickering received his first career red card after bringing down Hull City's Liam Delap in the 16th minute of Blackburn's 2–1 home defeat at Ewood Park.[16]

Career statistics
As of 10 September 2023.
Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Crewe Alexandra2016–17League Two1000000010
2017–18[17]League Two35330101[lower-alpha 1]0403
2018–19[18]League Two32010101[lower-alpha 1]0350
2019–20[19]League Two35340103[lower-alpha 1]0433
2020–21[20]League One24320102[lower-alpha 1]1294
Total 1279100407114810
Blackburn Rovers2020–21[20]Championship00–––00
2021–22[21]Championship3220010–332
2022–23[22]Championship4015010–461
2023–24[23]Championship400020–60
Total 763504000853
Crewe Alexandra (loan)2020–21[20]League One200–––200
Total 22312150807125313
  1. Appearances in EFL Trophy

References
  1. "Retained List 2015-16" (PDF). English Football League. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  2. "Harry Pickering". 11v11. Retrieved 9 May 2016.
  3. Sharpe, Rich (10 March 2016). "Crewe Alexandra: Alex tie promising Academy pair to professional deals". Sentinel. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  4. "Pickering & Dale Sign Professional Terms". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  5. "Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Leyton Orient". BBC Sport. 22 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. "Lincoln City 1-4 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  7. "Contract: Pickering Puts Pen-To-Paper On Long-Term Deal". CreweAlex.net. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  8. Wilson, Rob (28 August 2018). "Pickering Also Ruled Out For Extended Period With Hamstring Tear". CreweAlex.net. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  9. "Pickering Signs New Three Year Deal". Crewe Alexandra F.C. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. "Pixie Honoured To Be Named Captain In Ng Absence". CreweAlex.net. 24 December 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  11. Baggaley, Michael (12 January 2021). "Crewe Alex boss Dave Artell answers questions on Blackburn Rovers' bid for Harry Pickering". Cheshire Live. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  12. "Harry Pickering: Blackburn Rovers sign Crewe Alexandra defender on four-and-a-half year deal". BBC Sport. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  13. "Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Swansea City". BBC Sport. 7 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  14. "Blackburn Rovers 2-2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  15. Crooke, Jaquob (3 January 2022). "Harry Pickering injury details with Blackburn Rovers wing-back to undergo a scan". LancsLive. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  16. "Blackburn Rovers 1-2 Hull City". BBC Sport. 19 August 2023. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  17. "Games played by Harry Pickering in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
  18. "Games played by Harry Pickering in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  19. "Games played by Harry Pickering in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  20. "Games played by Harry Pickering in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  21. "Games played by Harry Pickering in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  22. "Games played by Harry Pickering in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Retrieved 6 March 2023.
  23. "Games played by Harry Pickering in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 August 2023.
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