Charlie Collins (footballer)

Charlie Collins
Personal information
Full name Charlie John Collins
Date of birth (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 Milton Keynes Dons 3 (0)
2011 → Kettering Town (loan) 5 (0)
2012 → Aldershot Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012 → Tamworth (loan) 6 (0)
2012 → Tamworth (loan) 14 (1)
2013–2018 Metropolitan Police 156 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charlie John Collins (born 22 November 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker; he last played for Metropolitan Police. He began his career with Milton Keynes Dons.

Career

Born in Hammersmith, London,[1] Collins made his debut for Milton Keynes Dons on 1 May 2010 in the League One clash with Brighton & Hove Albion at the Stadium:mk which ended in 0–0 draw.

On 8 November 2011, Collins featured as a trialist in a match for Forest Green Rovers reserves against Crawley Town.[2]

On 13 January 2012, it was announced that Collins would be joining Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal.[3]

In March 2012 he joined Tamworth on loan, along with teammate George Baldock.[4] He made his debut in a 1–1 league draw against Gateshead and completed the full match.[5]

He was released by the Milton Keynes Dons on 29 December 2012 after the expiration of a six-month contract extension.[6] On 2 February 2013, he joined Metropolitan Police.[7] The 2013-14 season saw Collins make 39 league appearances for Metropolitan Police, scoring eight goals,[8] and he improved upon this tally the following season, scoring eleven goals in 41 appearances.[9] He made a further 76 league appearances over the following two seasons for the club, scoring nineteen league goals, but left abrupbtly in September 2018.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April 2012.
Club Season League[A] FA Cup League Cup Other[B] Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Milton Keynes Dons 2009–10[11] 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2010–11[12] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[13] 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11[14] 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Aldershot Town (loan) 2011–12[15] 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Tamworth (loan) 2011–12[16] 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Career totals 15 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 16 0
A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League and Conference National.
B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

References

  1. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
  2. ^ "Day makes successful return". crawleytownfc.com. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
  3. ^ "Aldershot recruit MK Dons forward Charlie Collins on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Lambs add Dons pair". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
  5. ^ "Tamworth 1–1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
  6. ^ "Dons release young trio". 29 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  7. ^ "Bourne and Tyrell leave as three come in". 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  8. ^ "Metropolitan Police | Appearances | Charlie Collins | 2013-2014 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  9. ^ "Metropolitan Police | Appearances | Charlie Collins | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Metropolitan Police | Appearances | Charlie Collins | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  11. ^ "MK Dons 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  12. ^ "MK Dons 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  13. ^ "MK Dons 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  14. ^ "Kettering 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  15. ^ "Aldershot 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
  16. ^ "Tamworth 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2012.