Tom Collins (footballer)

Tom Collins
Personal information
Full name Thomas Collins
Date of birth (1882-04-16)16 April 1882
Place of birth Leven, Scotland
Date of death 1929 (aged 4647)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1905 Heart of Midlothian
1905Bathgate (loan)
1905–1906 East Fife
1906–1910 Heart of Midlothian 69 (1)
1910–1915 Tottenham Hotspur 113 (1)
National team
1909 Scotland 1 (0)
1909–1910 Scottish League XI[1] 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

Tom Collins (16 April 1882 – July 1929) was a professional footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Bathgate, East Fife and Tottenham Hotspur.[2]

The full back transferred to Tottenham from Hearts in 1910 for a fee of £825.[3] Collins made a total of 122 appearances in all competitions and scored a solitary goal for the club between 1910 and 1915.[4]

International career

Collins represented Scotland on one occasion, a 1909 British Home Championship match against Wales.[5]

References

  1. "Thomas Collins - Scotland Football League Record from 27 Feb 1909 to 24 Oct 1910 clubs - Heart of Midlothian". londonhearts.com. Retrieved 25 October 2015.
  2. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 57. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  3. Heart of Midlothian history Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  4. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
  5. Mon 01 Mar 1909 Wales 3 Scotland 2, London Hearts.

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