An ex-Chatham Town footballer who helped the team win the Kent league has passed away aged 69. John Picot, of Bourneville Avenue, Chatham played for the team for two seasons and was part of the 1979/80 title-winning side. His feats saw him go down in club folklore and he was featured in a book about the Isthmian Premier Division side entitled “They wore the shirt with pride”. Known as Pickle by everyone who knew him, John passed away in his sleep on January 18 eighteen years after undergoing a triple heart-bypass which he heralded as giving him a second opportunity at life. Paying tribute to h…
