Aaron Pickles
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aaron Thomas Pickles[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 December 2004[2] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silsden | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Accrington Stanley | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Accrington Stanley | 18 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Glossop North End (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Warrington Rylands (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Farsley Celtic (loan) | 4 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Southport (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Southport | 12 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Warrington Town (loan) | ||
| 2026– | Silsden | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:37, 23 January 2026 (UTC) | |||
Aaron Thomas Pickles (born 15 December 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defender for Northern Premier League Division One East club Silsden.
Career
Accrington Stanley
Pickles began his career at Accrington Stanley. On 14 October 2022, he joined Glossop North End on a work experience loan.[3] He made his debut the following day, in a 2–1 home defeat to Macclesfield.[4] He made his first-team debut for Accrington on 28 January 2023, after coming on as an 80th-minute substitute for Doug Tharme in a 3–1 defeat to Leeds United in an FA Cup fourth round match at the Crown Ground.[5]
On 15 November 2024, Pickles joined National League North side Farsley Celtic on a one-month loan deal.[6] On 24 January 2025, he joined Southport on a one-month loan.[7]
On 9 May 2025, Accrington Stanley announced the player would be leaving when his contract expired in June.[8]
Non-League
On 18 July 2025, Pickles returned to Southport for a third spell, signing a permanent one-year deal with an option for a further twelve months.[9]
In September he joined Warrington Town on loan until January 2026[10] but was recalled in October.[11]
Career statistics
- As of end of 2024–25 season
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Accrington Stanley | 2022–23[13] | League One | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2023–24[14] | League Two | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 15 | 0 | |
| 2024–25[15] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Glossop North End (loan) | 2022–23[4] | Northern Premier League Division One West |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Warrington Rylands (loan) | 2024–25[16] | Northern Premier League Premier Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Farsley Celtic (loan) | 2024–25[17] | National League North | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| Southport (loan) | 2024–25[17] | National League North | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Career total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ↑ Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
References
- ↑ "EFL Squad list: Season 2024/25" (PDF). English Football League. 6 September 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ↑ "Aaron Pickles - Defender - Under-18s Players - Accrington Stanley". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ "DEPARTURE: Pickles joins Glossop on loan". www.accringtonstanley.co.uk. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- 1 2 "Glossop North End | Appearances | Aaron Pickles | Football Web Pages | 2022-2023". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ Glendenning, Barry (28 January 2023). "Accrington Stanley 1-3 Leeds: FA Cup fourth round – as it happened". the Guardian. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
- ↑ "Aaron Pickles joins on loan from Accrington Stanley". farsleyceltic.com. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ↑ "New Signing | Aaron Pickles". southportfc.net. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ↑ "Accrington Stanley: Captain Seamus Conneely among those to leave League Two club". BBC Sport. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
- ↑ "Aaron Pickles Rejoins Southport". southportfc.net. 18 July 2025. Retrieved 19 July 2025.
- ↑ "Aaron Pickles Heads Out On Loan". Southport FC. 6 September 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ "Defender Aaron Pickles recalled from loan". Warrington Town FC. 16 October 2025. Retrieved 30 March 2026.
- ↑ @SilsdenAFC (19 January 2026). "𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐒𝐈𝐋𝐒𝐃𝐄𝐍 𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐍 𝐏𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐋𝐄𝐒 The commanding centre half joins us on a permanent deal from Southport having also featured over 18 times for football league side Accrington Stanley! We're delighted to get this one over the line!🤝 #UpTheSils" (Tweet). Retrieved 23 January 2026 – via X (formerly Twitter).
- ↑ "Games played by Aaron Pickles in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 July 2022.
- ↑ "Games played by Aaron Pickles in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ↑ "Games played by Aaron Pickles in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
- ↑ "Warrington Rylands – Appearances – Aaron Pickles – 2024-2025". www.footballwebpages.co.uk. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- 1 2 Aaron Pickles at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- 2004 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Accrington Stanley F.C. players
- Glossop North End A.F.C. players
- Warrington Rylands 1906 F.C. players
- Farsley Celtic F.C. players
- Southport F.C. players
- Silsden A.F.C. players
- Northern Premier League players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- 21st-century English sportsmen
- Warrington Town F.C. players