Frank Collins (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Joseph Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 1893 | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19xx–19xx | Wanderers (Dublin) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1918–1921 | Jacobs | ||
| 1921–1922 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 1922–1932. | Jacobs | ||
| National team | |||
| 1921 | Ireland Juniors | 1 | (0) |
| 1922 | Ireland (IFA) | 1 | (0) |
| 1924–1927 | Irish Free State (FAI) | 2 | (0) |
| 19xx | League of Ireland XI | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Francis J. Collins (born 10 May 1893, date of death unknown), also known as Frank Collins, was an Irish footballer who briefly played as goalkeeper for Celtic during the 1920s. Collins was a dual internationalist and played for both Ireland teams – the IFA XI and the FAI XI. He was born in Dublin, Ireland.
Collins first came to prominence while playing junior football with Jacobs and was subsequently spotted by Celtic while playing for Ireland Juniors. In May 1921 he joined Celtic in time for an end-of-season match in Paris against Cercle Athlétique. The following season Collins provided cover for regular goalkeeper Charlie Shaw, making his Scottish League debut in a 4–0 win against Dumbarton on 6 September 1921. At the end of the season however, Celtic made Collins available for transfer, and he returned to Jacobs to play in the newly formed League of Ireland. While with Jacobs, Collins also represented the League of Ireland XI. He remained with the Dublin club until they left the League of Ireland in 1932.
When Collins began his international career in 1922, Ireland was represented by a single team, selected by the Belfast-based Irish Football Association. However during the 1920s, Ireland was partitioned into Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State. Amid these political upheavals, a rival association, the Football Association of Ireland, emerged in Dublin and from 1924 organised their own national team. As a result several notable Irish players from this era, including Collins played for both teams – the IFA XI and the FAI XI.
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