Barry Pickering

{{short description|New Zealand footballer}}

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| caption = Pickering in 2023

| fullname = Barry Thomas Pickering

| height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

| position = Goalkeeper

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1959|04|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Christchurch, New Zealand

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| years1 = 1978 |caps1 = |goals1 = |clubs1 = Stop Out

| years2 = 1981 |caps2 = |goals2 = |clubs2 = Christchurch United

| years3 = 1982–1986 |caps3 = |goals3 = |clubs3 = Miramar Rangers

| nationalyears1 = 1978–1984 |nationalcaps1 = 11 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalteam1 =New Zealand

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Barry Thomas Pickering {{post-nominals|country=NZL|MNZM|size=85%}} (born 12 December 1956) is a retired association football player who was successful in representing New Zealand internationally, being part of the 1982 squad that participated at 1982 FIFA World Cup finals where he was the third choice goalkeeper behind Frank van Hattum and Richard Wilson.[http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html NZ 1982 World Cup] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081212000233/http://www.nzsoccer.com/page/1982_world_cup_team.html |date=12 December 2008 }}

Pickering made his full All Whites international debut in a 2-0 win over Singapore on 1 October 1978,{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1559.htm|title=A-International Lineups|author=|publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website|date=|accessdate=12 February 2009}} and was a member of the squad that qualified for the 1982 FIFA World Cup finals in Spain but did not make the field in Spain. Including friendlies and unofficial games against club sides, Pickering played 20 times for New Zealand, ending his international playing career with 11 official A-international caps to his credit,{{cite web|url=http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |title=A-International Appearances - Overall |publisher=The Ultimate New Zealand Soccer Website |accessdate=12 February 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007054503/http://www.ultimatenzsoccer.com/NZRepSoccer/id1708.htm |archivedate=7 October 2008 }} keeping a clean sheet in his final appearance, a 2-0 win over Malaysia on 31 March 1984.

In the 2023 King's Birthday and Coronation Honours, Pickering was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to football.{{cite web |url=https://www.dpmc.govt.nz/publications/kings-birthday-and-coronation-honours-list-2023 |title=The King's Birthday and Coronation honours list 2023 |date=5 June 2023 |publisher=Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet |access-date=5 June 2023}}