From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins
Bobby Collins winning the Scottish Cup in 1951, and the Scottish cup
Personal information double in 1954. He was also called up for international
duty in 1950, and maintained a frequent presence in the
Full name Robert Young Collins
Scotland squad in the later stages of the decade.[1] Collins
Date of birth 16 February 1931 (1931-02-16) also represented the Scottish League XI 16 times, scoring
12 goals.[2]
Place of birth Govanhill, Scotland
In 1958 he joined Everton where he played until
Height 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) 1962.[3] He was an astute addition to the Leeds squad by
Youth career manager Don Revie in 1962, helping the club avoid rel-
egation. Leeds won promotion to the First Division in
Polmadie Hawthorn Juveniles 1964, and Collins captained the side towards a potential
Pollok League and FA Cup double a year later; however, Leeds
missed out on the League on goal difference to Man-
Senior career*
chester United, and lost the 1965 FA Cup Final to Liver-
Years Team Apps† (Gls)† pool. Collins’s efforts in Leeds achievements were recog-
nised as he was awarded the Footballer Of The Year title
1949–1958 Celtic 220 (80)
in 1965. His sparkling form at Leeds also won him a re-
1958–1962 Everton 133 (42) call to the Scotland squad after a 6 year absence, and
1960
he earned three more caps. His international career end-
→ Southern Park (loan)
ed with 31 appearances and ten goals. Collins continued
1962–1967 Leeds United 149 (24) to skipper Leeds until 1966, when he suffered a horrif-
1967–1969 Bury 75 (6) ic broken thighbone in a Fairs Cup tie against Torino. He
briefly came back from the injury, but age and a struggle
1969–1971 Greenock Morton 54 (3) to reclaim previous form brought his Leeds career to an
1971 Ringwood City 6 (0) end.[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
Bury signed Collins and he stayed there for two
1972 Melbourne Hakoah
years.[3] During a short period back in his native Scotland
1972 Ringwood City with Greenock Morton, he doubled up as a scout for Re-
vie, and recommended Joe Jordan. Jordan went on to be-
1972–1973 Oldham Athletic 7 (0)
come a respected and feared striker with both Leeds and
1973–1974 Shamrock Rovers 11 (1) Scotland. In 1972 Collins was playing coach of Australian
National team
club Ringwood City but left after a disagreement with
the club board.[12][13][14] He then had a spell as player/
1950–1965 Scotland 31 (10) coach with Oldham. Collins signed for Shamrock Rovers
1951–1958 Scottish League XI 16 (12) in November 1973 making his début on the 11th at Glen-
malure Park. He played a total of 13 games, 11 in the
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the league scoring once on his second appearance at Finn
domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).
Harps.[4]
Robert Young "Bobby" Collins (born 16 February 1931) is Management career
a Scottish former football player, best known for his suc-
Collins went into management, with spells at Hudders-
cessful spells at Celtic, Everton and Leeds United. He also
field Town, Hull City and Barnsley. He also coached with-
represented the Scotland national football team and the
in the Leeds youth set-up in the 1970s and then again in
Scottish League XI.
the late 1990s.
Playing career Post-football life
Despite of being just about 160 cm (5’3") tall, Collins was
He now lives in quiet retirement.[15]
a strong, hard-working midfield player who was in the
Celtic team as a 17 year old and stayed there for ten years,
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# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 19 May 1957 St. Jakob-Park, Basel Switzerland 2-1 2-1 WCQG9
2 22 May 1957 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart West Germany 1-0 3-1 Friendly
3 22 May 1957 Neckarstadion, Stuttgart West Germany 3-0 3-1 Friendly
4 13 November 1957 Hampden Park, Glasgow Wales 1-0 1-1 BHC
5 1 June 1958 Dziesieciolecia Stadion, Warsaw Poland 1-0 2-1 Friendly
6 1 June 1958 Dziesieciolecia Stadion, Warsaw Poland 2-0 2-1 Friendly
7 11 June 1958 Idrottsparken, Norrköping Paraguay 2-3 2-3 WCG2
8 18 October 1958 Ninian Park, Cardiff Wales 3-0 3-0 BHC
9 5 November 1958 Hampden Park, Glasgow Northern Ireland 2-0 2-2 BHC
10 27 May 1959 Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam Netherlands 1-1 2-1 Friendly
International goals football_league/
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References [11] Broadbent, Rick (6 November 2007). "The soul of
Leeds in 50 moments". The Times.
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[13] "Ringwood City (Wilhelmina) Coaches 1953 - 2007".
[4] ^ "Bobby Collins". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com.
Ringwood City Soccer Club.
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http://www.ringwoodcitysc.com.au/seniors/
celtic.htm. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
history/coaches.htm. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
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[14] "Collins, Robert Young". Australian Player Database.
mightyleeds.co.uk.
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[6] "Bobby Collins Part 2 - Home grown hero".
legend Bobby Collins has Alzheimer’s". Yorkshire
mightyleeds.co.uk.
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[10] Broadbent, Rick (24 March 2009). "The 50 greatest Place of birth Govanhill, Scotland
Leeds United players". The Times. Date of death
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