Leigh Collins
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leigh Richman Collins | ||
Date of birth | 5 March 1901 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, Lancashire, England | ||
Date of death | 4 October 1975 | (aged 74)||
Place of death | Birkenhead, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1.74 m) | ||
Position(s) | Half-back | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1921–1923 | Wigan Borough | 5 | (0) |
1923–1924 | Nelson | 13 | (0) |
1924–1925 | New Brighton | 11 | (0) |
1925–1926 | Crewe Alexandra | 0 | (0) |
1926–19xx | Stalybridge Celtic | ? | (?) |
Total | 29 | (0) | |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Leigh Richman Collins (5 March 1901 – 4 October 1975) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back. He played in the Football League for Wigan Borough, Nelson and New Brighton.
He married Mary Beatrice McMinn, and had one daughter, Cynthia Audrey, born 15 April 1927.
References
[edit]- Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 29. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888–1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 57. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
Categories:
- 1901 births
- 1975 deaths
- Footballers from Liverpool
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Wigan Borough F.C. players
- Nelson F.C. players
- New Brighton A.F.C. players
- Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs