Career
Born in Newcastle upon Tyne, Pickard began his career at Queen of the South, and was first called up to a senior game on 22 November 2014 in a 2–0 home victory over Raith Rovers in the Scottish Championship. Pickard"s league debut was on 24 January 2015 when he replaced Ian McShane for the final eight minutes of a 2-0 home defeat to Hibernian. Pickard appeared a further ten times, all as a substitute, as his team reached the promotion play-offs.