Dixies 60 » 26.Fred Pickering http://www.dixies60.com ZERO TO SIXTY IN ONE SEASON Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:41:50 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Top 60 Everton Players:#26. Fred Pickering http://www.dixies60.com/2010/03/06/top-60-everton-players26-fred-pickering/ http://www.dixies60.com/2010/03/06/top-60-everton-players26-fred-pickering/#comments Sat, 06 Mar 2010 08:57:27 +0000 Ed Bottomley http://dixies60.com/?p=1060   26. Fred Pickering (1963-67)

 115 appearances, 70 goals

Fred was a beefy forward with a sensational goal to game ratio. A Catterick signing from Blackburn Rovers in 1964 for a club record £90,000, he was nicknamed “Boomer” because of his massively powerful right foot. Sadly Pickering never really recovered from being dropped from the 1966 FA Cup Final. Despite scoring in every round up to the semi final, Pickering watched his replacement Trebilcock score two at Wembley. A knee injury and a loss of form made for a muted ending to Pickering’s Everton career – but at his best he was an astonishing goalscorer.

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