Ernest Collinge

Ernest Collinge

Personal information
Full name	Ernest Collinge[1]
Date of birth	5 December 1895[1]
Place of birth	Blackley, Manchester, England[1]
Date of death	15 December 1960 (aged 65)[1]
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Playing position	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1921–1926	Port Vale	143	(9)
Total		143	(9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ernest Collinge (5 December 1895 – 15 December 1960) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for Port Vale in the 1920s. He was the elder brother of Tom Collinge.

Playing career

Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, and made his debut in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May, which Vale lost 5–3.^[1] He scored five goals (all penalties) in 41 Second Division appearances in the 1921–22 season, and also featured again in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup.^[1] He was an ever-present for the 1922–23 campaign, claiming three league goals, including one in a 2–1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.^[1] He played just 19 games in the 1923–24 season, as he fractured his left leg in January, though made a speedy recover and was back in action five months later.^[1] He played 32 league and cup games in the 1924–25 campaign and dislocated his right arm in February 1925.^[1] His career at The Old Recreation Ground was effectively finished, and he retired at the close of the 1925–26 campaign after playing just 14 games that season.^[1]

Statistics

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1920–21	Second Division	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	1921–22		41	5	1	0	1	0	43	5
	1922–23		42	3	1	0	1	0	44	3
	1923–24		18	1	1	0	0	0	19	1
	1924–25		29	0	3	0	0	0	32	3
	1925–26		13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
Total			143	9	7	0	3	0	153	12

Honours

with Port Vale

• North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup runner-up: 1921
• North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup winner: 1922 (shared)

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 63. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.