Mike Bickle (footballer)

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Mike Bickle
Personal information
Full name Michael John Bickle
Date of birth (1944-01-25)25 January 1944
Place of birth Plymouth, Devon, England
Date of death 22 November 2023(2023-11-22) (aged 79)
Place of death Plymouth, Devon, England
Position(s)
Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
St Austell
1965–1971 Plymouth Argyle 179 (71)
1971–1973 Gillingham 32 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael John Bickle (25 January 1944 – 22 November 2023) was an English professional

striker, he played for Plymouth Argyle and Gillingham
between 1965 and 1973, before his career was cut short by injury.

Career

Bickle was born in

1967–68 season.[3][4] In November 1971 Gillingham manager Andy Nelson, who had played alongside Bickle at Home Park, signed him for the Kent-based club, after weeks of press speculation, for a fee of around £7,000.[2]

Bickle's arrival at

1971–72 season with seven goals to his name, making him the team's third-highest scorer.[5] Just six matches into the following season, however, he suffered a neck injury in a match against Stockport County which kept him out of action for over two months.[2] He made his comeback against Reading in the FA Cup in November 1972,[6] but injured his shoulder during his comeback match and never played for the team again. In January 1973 he accepted the advice of a medical specialist and retired from the sport. He returned to his native West Country, where he worked in a dockyard before retiring around 2010.[2][7]

Death

Bickle died on 22 November 2023, at the age of 79.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "St Austell". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  2. ^
    ISBN 0-7524-2243-X
    .
  3. ISBN 0-600-37318-5
    .
  4. ^ "Plymouth Argyle". The Football Club History Database. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  5. ISBN 1-899468-20-X
    .
  6. ^ Brown, Tony. The Definitive Gillingham F.C.: A Complete Record. p. 82.
  7. ^ https://plymouth.vitalfootball.co.uk/where-are-they-now-mike-bickle/
  8. ^ "Mike Bickle 1944–2023". PAFC. 22 November 2023. Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  9. ^ Michael Bickle
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