Ernest Collinge

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Ernest Collinge
Personal information
Full name Ernest Collinge[1]
Date of birth (1895-12-05)5 December 1895[1]
Place of birth Blackley, Manchester, England[1]
Date of death 15 December 1960(1960-12-15) (aged 65)[1]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Height 5 ft 7+12 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1926 Port Vale 143 (9)
Total 143 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Collinge (5 December 1895 – 15 December 1960) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for Port Vale in the 1920s. He was the elder brother of Tom Collinge.

Career

Collinge joined

The Old Recreation Ground was effectively finished, and he retired at the close of the 1925–26 campaign after playing just 14 games that season.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1920–21 Second Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1921–22 Second Division 41 5 1 0 1 0 43 5
1922–23 Second Division 42 3 1 0 1 0 44 3
1923–24 Second Division 18 1 1 0 0 0 19 1
1924–25 Second Division 29 0 3 0 0 0 32 3
1925–26 Second Division 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Total 143 9 7 0 3 0 153 12

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Ernest Collinge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)