Simon Collins (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Simon Jonathan Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 16 December 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontefract, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Huddersfield Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Huddersfield Town | 52 | (3) |
| 1994 | → Halifax Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Plymouth Argyle | 84 | (5) |
| 1999–2001 | Macclesfield Town | 56 | (4) |
| 2001 | → Shrewsbury Town (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Frickley Athletic | 47 | (13) |
| 2002 | Belper Town | ||
| 2002–2003 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| 2003–2004 | Belper Town | ||
| 2004–2007 | Frickley Athletic | ||
| 2007 | Grantham Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Ossett Town | ||
| 2007 | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 2007–2009 | Ossett Town | ||
| 2009–2010 | |||
| 2010 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Simon Jonathan Collins (born 16 December 1973) is an English former professional footballer, born in Pontefract, Yorkshire, who made 200 appearances in the Football League playing as a defender for Huddersfield Town, Plymouth Argyle, Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury Town. He was manager of Bradford Park Avenue, having previously been in charge at Ossett Town and .
Collins started his career as a trainee at Huddersfield Town, spending time on loan to Halifax Town before joining Plymouth Argyle in 1997. He appeared in the famous Jimmy Glass game, in which Carlisle United's goalkeeper scored in the 94th minute to save his club from relegation from the Football League. After leaving Argyle in 1999 he played for Macclesfield Town and Shrewsbury Town in the league, and then for non-league clubs Frickley Athletic, Belper Town, Bradford Park Avenue, Grantham Town, Ossett Town, and .
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