Pickering get rewarded with home tie

Pickering Town have been rewarded with a home tie in the third round qualifying draw of the FA Trophy. Steve Roberts’ men beat Trafford at Mill Lane on Saturday and they will host Runcorn Linnets on Saturday 31st October. Frickley Athletic, who received a bye after Prescot Cables withdrew following the introduction of the Tier  read more→

Barnes guides Pickering through

FA Trophy Round-Up Young Jason Barnes fired Pickering Town through into the third round qualifying of the FA Trophy.  Steve Roberts’ side impressively beat Trafford 1-0 in an end-to-end encounter at Mill Lane. Jack Johnson kept Pickering in it in the first half after clearing a Trafford off-the-line.  Soni Fergus had the home side’s best  read more→

Roberts wants Pickering to build on first win

NPL Division One North West  Steve Roberts is demanding Pickering Town use the momentum from their first league win of the season to have a successful October. The Pikes emerged triumphant from the clash with Ossett United in midweek and Roberts wants the 2-1 victory to be the catalyst for the start of a positive  read more→

Star ‘keeper Andrew rejoins Pickering

Former promotion-winning goalkeeper Charlie Andrew has rejoined Pickering Town. The former Hull City stopper spent the 2017/18 season on loan at Pickering and was a crucial part of their promotion from the Toolstation NCEL Premier Division under Paul Marshall. Many said he was the best ‘keeper in the Division that season. Andrew has been without  read more→

Pickering make two signings

Pickering Town have made two brand new signings ahead of the NPL Division One North West season opener against Workington. Striker Brandon Morrison was the first player through the door on Thursday. He was then followed by defender Harry Ord. Steve Roberts said: “Brandon was with Darlington over the last couple of seasons and made  read more→

Pickering are looking up, not down – Roberts

Steve Roberts wants Pickering Town to be looking up the NPL Division One North West table and not down it. Roberts is preparing for his first full campaign with Pickering after replacing Denny Ingram on the turn of the year.  Pickering would have probably gone down if the 2019/20 season was completed and Roberts hopes  read more→

Pickering boss Roberts pleased with summer recruitment

Steve Roberts admits he knew it would be tricky to attract players to Pickering Town, but he’s happy with his collection of summer signings. Recruitment is notoriously challenging for managers of Pickering because of the club’s geographical location. Ex-Scarborough Athletic first team coach Roberts replaced Denny Ingram earlier this year and instead of struggling for  read more→

Ex-Scarborough man Johnson joins Pickering

Former Scarborough Athletic defender Jack Johnson has joined Pickering Town. The capture of the highly-experienced Johnson is a major boost to Pikes manager Steve Roberts. Johnson spent three years with the Seadogs until earlier this year and was part of the 2018 promotion-winning side under Steve Kittrick. Roberts told Pickering’s official website: “Jack was one  read more→

Pickering capture Dave Merris

Pickering Town have pulled off the capture of former Scarborough Athletic captain Dave Merris. The experienced full-back recently left Scarborough and he links up again with Pickering boss Steve Roberts who previously held a role on the Seadogs coaching staff. Merris will help out on the coaching side, but his main role will be to  read more→

Ex Pickering boss Hackworth returns as coach

Former player and manager Tony Hackworth has rejoined Pickering Town as first team coach under new boss Steve Roberts. Hackworth replaced Mitch Cook in late 2014 and led Pickering for the rest of the season before stepping down in May 2015 for personal reasons, paving the way for the Paul Marshall era. Former Leeds United  read more→