Anthony David Pickrell (3 November 1942 — October 2015) was a Welsh professional

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who played as a winger. He made 18 appearances in the

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for

Cardiff City Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...

Career

Born in

Neath Neath (; cy, Castell-nedd) is a market town and Community (Wales), community situated in the Neath Port Talbot, Neath Port Talbot County Borough, Wales. The town had a population of 50,658 in 2011. The community of the parish of Neath had a po ...

, Pickrell signed for

in 1960. The following season, he broke into the first team, making eighteen league appearances and scoring four times. However, he contracted a serious chest illness that forced him to retire from football.

References

1942 births 2015 deaths Welsh men's footballers Footballers from Neath Cardiff City F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football wingers {{Wales-footy-midfielder-stub