Bobby Collins (footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Young Collins[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 February 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 January 2014 | (aged 82)||
Place of death | Leeds, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Polmadie Hawthorn Juveniles | |||
Pollok | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1949–1958 | Celtic | 220 | (81) |
1958–1962 | Everton | 133 | (42) |
1960 | → Southern Suburbs (loan) | ||
1962–1967 | Leeds United | 149 | (24) |
1967–1969 | Bury | 75 | (6) |
1969–1971 | Greenock Morton | 55 | (3) |
1971 |
Ringwood City | 6 | (0) |
1972 | Melbourne Hakoah | ||
1972 |
Ringwood City | ||
1972–1973 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (0) |
1973–1974 | Shamrock Rovers | 11 | (1) |
Total | 650+ | (157+) | |
International career | |||
1950–1965 | Scotland | 31 | (10) |
1951–1958 |
Scottish League XI | 16 | (12) |
1958[2] | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
1959–1960[3][4] | SFA trial v SFL | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1974-1975 | Huddersfield Town | ||
1977–1978 | Hull City | ||
1984–1985 | Barnsley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Robert Young Collins (16 February 1931 – 13 January 2014) was a Scotland international football player, best known for his successful spells at Celtic, Everton and Leeds United.[5]
Playing career
Celtic
Collins was born on 16 February 1931 in
Everton
In 1958 Collins joined Everton where he played until 1962.[10]
Leeds United
Collins was an astute addition to the Leeds squad by manager
Later playing career
Bury signed Collins and he stayed there for two years.[10]
During a short period back in his native Scotland with
In 1972 Collins was playing coach of Australian club
He then had a spell as player-coach with Oldham.
Collins guested for
Managerial career
Collins went into management, with spells at Huddersfield Town, Hull City and Barnsley. He also coached within the Leeds youth set-up in the 1970s and then again in the late 1990s.[19]
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | League cup | Other[a] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Celtic | 1949–50 | Scottish First Division | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
1950–51 | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 20 | ||
1951–52 | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 16 | ||
1952–53 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
1953–54 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 10 | ||
1954–55 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | ||
1955–56 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 13 | ||
1956–57 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 11 | ||
1957–58 | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 27 | ||
1958–59 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | ||
Total | 220 | 81 | 38 | 10 | 62 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 346 | 122 | ||
Everton | 1958–59 | First Division | 32 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
1959–60 | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14 | |||
1960–61 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 | ||
1961–62 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | ||
Total | 133 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 48 | ||
Leeds United | 1961–62 | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
1962–63 | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | ||
1963–64 | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
1964–65 | First Division | 39 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | |
1965–66 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
1966–67 | ]] | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 149 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 26 | ||
Bury | 1966–67 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
1967–68 | Third Division | 43 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | |
1968–69 | Second Division | 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |
Total | 75 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 7 | ||
Greenock Morton | 1969–70 | Scottish First Division | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
1970–71 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | ||
Total | 55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 1972–73 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Shamrock Rovers | 1973–74 | League of Ireland | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
Career total[20] | 650 | 157 | 70 | 18 | 73 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 827 | 208 |
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Scotland | 1950 | 3 | 0 |
1955 | 5 | 0 | |
1956 | 1 | 0 | |
1957 | 8 | 4 | |
1958 | 7 | 5 | |
1959 | 4 | 1 | |
1965 | 3 | 0 | |
Total[21] | 30 | 10 |
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Collins goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 May 1957 | St. Jakob-Park, Basel, Switzerland | Switzerland | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 22 May 1957 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany | West Germany | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |
3 | 3–0 | |||||
4 | 13 November 1957 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Wales | 1–0 | 1–1 | 1958 British Home Championship
|
5 | 1 June 1958 | Dziesieciolecia Stadion, Warsaw , Poland |
Poland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly |
6 | 2–1 | |||||
7 | 11 June 1958 | Idrottsparken, Norrköping , Sweden |
Paraguay | 2–3 | 2–3 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
8 | 18 October 1958 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 3–0 | 3–0 | 1959 British Home Championship
|
9 | 5 November 1958 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Northern Ireland | 2–0 | 2–2 | British Home Championship |
10 | 27 May 1959 | Olympisch Stadion , Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Netherlands | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Managerial record
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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P | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Huddersfield Town | 3 July 1974 | 23 December 1974 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 30.4 |
Hull City | 1 October 1977 | 10 February 1978 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 24.0 |
Barnsley | 8 February 1984 | 25 June 1985 | 65 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 36.9 |
Total[22] | 113 | 37 | 31 | 45 | 32.7 |
Honours
Celtic[23]
|
Leeds United[23]
Bury[23]
Individual |
Notes
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Glasgow Cup, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and Texaco Cup.
References
- ^ "Bobby Collins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ Scottish trial match at Easter Road Archived 9 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Glasgow Herald, 4 February 1958
- ^ The selectors still have problems Archived 20 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
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- ^ "BOBBY COLLINS". Leeds United. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 13 January 2014.
- ^ Saffer 2004, p. 11
- ^ Saffer 2004, p. 16
- ^ Saffer 2004, p. 17
- ^ "SFL player Robert Young Collins". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ a b "Collins, Robert Young". allfootballers.com.
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(help) - ^ Bobby Collins Obituary, The Guardian 14 January 2014
- ^ a b "Bobby Collins". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 1 – An appreciation". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 2 – Home grown hero". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 3 – From Sweden to Liverpool". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 4 – Back from the dead". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 5 – End of the line". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Collins, Robert Young". Australian Player Database. OzFootball. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ O'Henley, Alex (14 January 2014). "'Inspirational' Scot Collins mourned". UEFA. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Saffer 2004, pp. 188–90
- ^ Saffer 2004, pp. 186–87
- ^ Bobby Collins management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c Saffer 2004, p. 191
Sources
- Doolan, Paul; Goggins, robert (1993). The Hoops. Gill & MacMillan. ISBN 0-7171-2121-6.
- Saffer, David (2004), Bobby Collins: The Wee Barra, ISBN 0-7524-3176-5