Jack Picken

Jack Picken
Personal information
Full name John Barclay Picken
Date of birth 1880
Place of birth Hurlford, Scotland
Date of death 31 July 1952 (aged 71 or 72)
Place of death Devonport, Plymouth, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Inside forward
Youth career
Hurlford Thistle
Kilmarnock Shawbank
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1899–1903 Bolton Wanderers 101 (22)
1903–1905 Plymouth Argyle 83 (44)
1905–1911 Manchester United 113 (39)
1911–1913 Burnley 18 (10)
1913–1915 Bristol City 51 (13)
Total 366 (128)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Barclay Picken (1880 – 31 July 1952) was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for several clubs in The Football League, including Bolton Wanderers, Manchester United, Burnley and Bristol City, as well as Plymouth Argyle in the Southern Football League. He scored a total of 128 league goals in more than 350 career appearances.

  1. ^ Dykes (1994), p. 305.