| Ally Pickering | |
| Appointed Manager: | November 2001 |
| Departed: | July 2003 |
| First game in charge: | 24th November 2001 v Prescot Cables Home D 1-1 |
| Last game in charge: | 7th May 2003 v Clitheroe W 2-1 (NWCLTrophy Final) |
| Games in charge: | Played 85 Won 51 Drawn 15 Lost 19 |
| Honours with Mossley | North West Counties League Trophy Winners 2002/03 FA Vase Quarter Finalist 2002/03 |
Clubs as Player: |
Buxton |
| Previous Clubs as Manager | none |
| Later Clubs as Manager | Woodley Sports (Manager) New Mills (Manager) |
Albert Gary Pickering was born in Manchester on 22nd June 1967. He began his playing career under former Mossley manager Bob Murphy at Buxton and was later transfered to Rotherham United in 1990 for an £18,000 fee. After making 88 appearances he was transfered to Coventry City for £80,000 in 1993. He made 65 appearances for Coventry before moving to Stoke City for a £280,000 fee in 1996. He made 83 appearances for Stoke before moving to Burnley on a free transfer where he made a further 21 appearances. He then had brief spells with Cambridge United and Chester City before returning to non-league with Hyde United and then Gainsborough Trinity. He joined Mossley as a player in March 2001 and was appointed manager in November 2001 replacing Benny Phillips and led the Lilywhites to their first silverware for 10 years in winning the NWCFL Worthington Trophy beating Clitheroe 2-1 at Bury FC's Gigg Lane. He departed from Seel Park in controversial circumstances in July 2003 and a month later became assistant manager at Woodley Sports. Pickering later became manager of Woodley Sports and New Mills. |
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