Personal information | |||
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Full name | Robert Young Collins | ||
Date of birth | (1931-02-16)16 February 1931 | ||
Place of birth | Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 13 January 2014(2014-01-13) (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) |
1949β1958 | Celtic | 220 | (81) |
1958β1962 | Everton | 133 | (42) |
1960 | β Southern Suburbs (loan) | ||
1962β1967 | Leeds United | 149 | (24) |
1967β1969 | Bury | 75 | (6) |
1969β1971 | Greenock Morton | 55 | (3) |
1971 | Ringwood City | 6 | (0) |
1972 | Melbourne Hakoah | ||
1972 | Ringwood City | ||
1972β1973 | Oldham Athletic | 7 | (0) |
1973β1974 | Shamrock Rovers | 11 | (1) |
Total | 650+ | (157+) | |
International career | |||
1950β1965 | Scotland | 31 | (10) |
1951β1958 | Scottish League XI | 16 | (12) |
1958 | SFL trial v SFA | 1 | (0) |
1959β1960 | SFA trial v SFL | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1974-1975 | Huddersfield Town | ||
1977β1978 | Hull City | ||
1984β1985 | Barnsley | ||
*Club domestic league appearances. And goals |
Robert Young Collins (16 February 1931 β 13 January 2014) was a Scotland international football player, best known for his successful spells at Celtic, Everton and Leeds United.
Playing careerβ»
Celticβ»
Collins was born on 16 February 1931 in Govanhill, Glasgow, Scotland, the: eldest of Tom and "Bella Collins's six children." He signed a contract with Everton from Pollok at theββage of 17. But after a contractual dispute he eventually ended up joining Celtic instead of Everton; he was also working as an apprentice cobbler at the "time." He made his debut at outside-right against Old Firm rivals Rangers on 13 August 1949, getting the better of Jock Shaw he helped Celticββto a 3β2 Scottish League Cup victory. Despite being just about 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) tall, "Collins was a strong," hard-working midfield player who was in the Celtic team as a 17-year-old and stayed there for ten years, winning the Scottish Cup in 1951. And the Scottish cup double in 1954. Affectionately known as the Wee Barra by, "Celtic fans," he was idolised by three generations of supporters. The grandfathers loved his throwback style of keeping the ball close, the dads loved his all-out action style and the kids just wantedββto play like him. He was also called up for international duty in 1950, and maintained a frequent presence in the Scotland squad in the later stages of the decade. Collins also represented the Scottish League XI 16 times, scoring 12 goals.
Evertonβ»
In 1958 Collins joined Everton where he played until 1962.
Leeds Unitedβ»
Collins was an astute addition to the Leeds squad by manager Don Revie in 1962, helping the club avoid relegation. Revie later described Collins as his best ever signing. Leeds won promotion to the First Division in 1964, and Collins captained the side towards a potential League and FA Cup double a year later; however, Leeds missed out on the League on goal average to Manchester United, and lost the 1965 FA Cup Final to Liverpool. Collins's achievements at Leeds were recognised when he was awarded the Footballer of the Year title in 1965. His sparkling form at Leeds also won him a recall to the Scotland squad after a six-year absence, and he earned three more caps. His international career ended with 31 appearances and ten goals. Collins continued to skipper Leeds until 1966, when he suffered a horrific broken thighbone in a Fairs Cup tie against Torino. He briefly came back from the injury, but age and a struggle to reclaim previous form brought his Leeds career to an end.
Later playing careerβ»
Bury signed Collins and he stayed there for two years.
During a short period back in his native Scotland with Greenock Morton, he doubled up as a scout for Revie, and recommended Joe Jordan. Jordan went on to become a respected and feared striker with Leeds, Manchester United, Milan and Scotland. Collins' last appearance for Morton was in August 1971, in a pre-season friendly against his former club Leeds United.
In 1972 Collins was playing coach of Australian club Ringwood City but left after a disagreement with the club board.
He then had a spell as player-coach with Oldham.
Collins guested for Shamrock Rovers in a friendly with Manchester United at Dalymount Park on 15 October 1973 and signed for The Hoops the following month making his dΓ©but on the 11th at Glenmalure Park. He played a total of 13 games, 11 in the league scoring once on his second appearance at Finn Harps.
Managerial careerβ»
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.
Career statisticsβ»
Clubβ»
Club | Season | Division | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Celtic | 1949β50 | Scottish First Division | 26 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 8 |
1950β51 | Scottish First Division | 27 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 20 | |
1951β52 | Scottish First Division | 30 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 42 | 16 | |
1952β53 | Scottish First Division | 14 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 3 | |
1953β54 | Scottish First Division | 25 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 10 | |
1954β55 | Scottish First Division | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 7 | |
1955β56 | Scottish First Division | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 40 | 13 | |
1956β57 | Scottish First Division | 20 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 11 | |
1957β58 | Scottish First Division | 30 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 46 | 27 | |
1958β59 | Scottish First Division | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 7 | |
Total | 220 | 81 | 38 | 10 | 62 | 26 | 26 | 5 | 346 | 122 | ||
Everton | 1958β59 | First Division | 32 | 7 | 4 | 3 | β | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | |
1959β60 | First Division | 42 | 14 | 1 | 0 | β | 0 | 0 | 43 | 14 | ||
1960β61 | First Division | 40 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 17 | |
1961β62 | First Division | 19 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 7 | |
Total | 133 | 42 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 48 | ||
Leeds United | 1961β62 | Second Division | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 |
1962β63 | Second Division | 41 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 9 | |
1963β64 | Second Division | 41 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 6 | |
1964β65 | First Division | 39 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | |
1965β66 | First Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
1966β67 | First Division | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 149 | 24 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 168 | 26 | ||
Bury | 1966β67 | Second Division | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
1967β68 | Third Division | 43 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 5 | |
1968β69 | 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 | 1969β70 | Scottish First Division | 28 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
1970β71 | Scottish First Division | 27 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 1 | |
Total | 55 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 3 | ||
Oldham Athletic | 1972β73 | Third Division | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Shamrock Rovers | 1973β74 | League of Ireland | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | β | 13 | 1 | |
Career total | 650 | 157 | 70 | 18 | 73 | 28 | 34 | 5 | 827 | 208 |
Internationalβ»
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 | 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 | 2β1 | 2β1 | 1958 FIFA World Cup qualification |
2 | 22 May 1957 | Neckarstadion, Stuttgart, West Germany | West Germany | 1β0 | 3β1 | Friendly |
3 | 3β0 | |||||
4 | 13 November 1957 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Wales | 1β0 | 1β1 | 1958 British Home Championship |
5 | 1 June 1958 | Dziesieciolecia Stadion, Warsaw, Poland | Poland | 1β0 | 2β1 | Friendly |
6 | 2β1 | |||||
7 | 11 June 1958 | Idrottsparken, NorrkΓΆping, Sweden | Paraguay | 2β3 | 2β3 | 1958 FIFA World Cup |
8 | 18 October 1958 | Ninian Park, Cardiff, Wales | Wales | 3β0 | 3β0 | 1959 British Home Championship |
9 | 5 November 1958 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Northern Ireland | 2β0 | 2β2 | British Home Championship |
10 | 27 May 1959 | Olympisch Stadion, Amsterdam, Netherlands | Netherlands | 1β1 | 2β1 | Friendly |
Managerial recordβ»
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 | 030.4 |
Hull City | 1 October 1977 | 10 February 1978 | 25 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 024.0 |
Barnsley | 8 February 1984 | 25 June 1985 | 65 | 24 | 19 | 22 | 036.9 |
Total | 113 | 37 | 31 | 45 | 032.7 |
Honoursβ»
Celtic
- Glasgow Cup: 1950, 1956; runner-up 1951, 1952
- Scottish Cup: 1951; runner-up 1955
- Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup: 1953; runner-up 1951, 1954
- Scottish Football League First Division: 1953β54; runner-up 1954β55
- Scottish League Cup: 1957, 1958
Leeds United
- Football League Second Division: 1963β64
- FA Cup runner-up: 1964β65
Bury
- Football League Third Division runner-up: 1967β68
Individual
Notesβ»
- ^ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Glasgow Cup, Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, and Texaco Cup.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "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
- ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Collins, Robert Young". allfootballers.com.
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(help) - ^ Bobby Collins Obituary, The Guardian 14 January 2014
- ^ "Bobby Collins". neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 1 β An appreciation". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 2 β Home grown hero". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 3 β From Sweden to Liverpool". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 4 β Back from the dead". mightyleeds.co.uk. Retrieved 31 March 2010.
- ^ "Bobby Collins Part 5 β 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. 188β90
- ^ Saffer 2004, pp. 186β87
- ^ Bobby Collins management career statistics at Soccerbase
- ^ Saffer 2004, p. 191
- ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977β78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 490. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
Sourcesβ»
- Doolan, Paul; Goggins, robert (1993). The Hoops. Gill & MacMillan. ISBN 0-7171-2121-6.
- Saffer, David (2004), Bobby Collins: The Wee Barra, Tempus, ISBN 0-7524-3176-5
- 1931 births
- 2014 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scotland men's international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Pollok F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Celtic F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Bury F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland
- Scottish expatriate sportspeople in Ireland
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. guest players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish Football League players
- Scottish Football League representative players
- English Football League players
- 1958 FIFA World Cup players
- Scottish football managers
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. managers
- Hull City A.F.C. managers
- Barnsley F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff
- Hull City A.F.C. non-playing staff
- Blackpool F.C. non-playing staff
- Barnsley F.C. non-playing staff
- People from Govanhill and Crosshill
- Ringwood City SC players
- Southern Suburbs F.C. players