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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)
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) 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 and Canterbury Waverly F.C. In 1934 he signed for Crystal Palace then playing in the Football League Third Division South. He made his debut in September, in an away defeat to Brighton and went on to make 20 appearances that season, scoring three times. 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. In the 1939–40 season, Collins made three appearances before regular league football was suspended due to World War II. Collins went on to play Wartime League football for Palace between 1939 and 1942. In 1946, Collins moved on to Yeovil Town.

Personal life

Collins died in 1990, aged 78 or 79.

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. ^ 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. ^ 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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