Nick Collins (English footballer)

Nick Collins
Personal information
Date of birth (1911-09-07)7 September 1911
Place of birth Chopwell, England
Date of death 1990 (aged 78–79)
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1930–1931 Ashford Town
?–1934 Canterbury Waverley
1934–1946 Crystal Palace 146 (7)
1946–? Yeovil Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Nicholas Collins (7 September 1911 – 1990)[2] was an English professional footballer who played as a defender. He made over 100 Football League appearances for Crystal Palace and also played non-league football for Ashford Town, Canterbury Waverley and Yeovil Town.

Career

Collins began his career in non-league football with Kent League clubs Ashford Town[3] and Canterbury Waverly F.C.[2] In 1934 he signed for Crystal Palace then playing in the Football League Third Division South.[4] He made his debut in September, in an away defeat to Brighton and went on to make 20 appearances that season, scoring three times.[5] Over the subsequent four seasons, Collins made 23 appearances (no goals), 31 appearances (one goal), 36 appearances (two goals) and 33 appearances (one goal) respectively.[6] In the 1939–40 season, Collins made three appearances before regular league football was suspended due to World War II.[7] Collins went on to play Wartime League football for Palace between 1939 and 1942.[8] In 1946, Collins moved on to Yeovil Town.[4]

Personal life

Collins died in 1990, aged 78 or 79.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Palace out for championship. No lack of enterprise at Selhurst". Sunday Dispatch Football Guide. London. 23 August 1936. p. xi – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b c King, Ian (April 2012). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–2011. The Derby Books Publishing Company. p. 534. ISBN 9781780910468.
  3. ^ "Kent League Winners Souvenir Programme". Ashford Football Club. 1949.
  4. ^ a b Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. p. 320. ISBN 0907969542.
  5. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 162–3. ISBN 0907969542.
  6. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 164–71. ISBN 0907969542.
  7. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 172–3. ISBN 0907969542.
  8. ^ Purkiss, Mike; Sands, Nigel (1989). Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. The Breedon Books Publishing Company. pp. 172–7. ISBN 0907969542.


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