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Tom Collins (footballer)

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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 July 1929 (aged 47)
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Position(s) Full back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Leven Thistle
1903–1905 Heart of Midlothian 22 (0)
1905Bathgate (loan)
1905–1906 East Fife
1906–1910 Heart of Midlothian 69 (1)
1910–1915 Tottenham Hotspur 113 (1)
International career
1909 Scotland 1 (0)
1909–1910[1] Scottish League XI 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Thomas Collins (16 April 1882 – July 1929) was a Scottish footballer, who played for Heart of Midlothian, Bathgate, East Fife and Tottenham Hotspur.[2][3]

The full back transferred to Tottenham from Hearts in 1910 for a fee of £825.[4] Collins made a total of 122 appearances in all competitions and scored a solitary goal for the club between 1910 and 1915.[5]

International career

Collins represented Scotland on one occasion, a 1909 British Home Championship match against Wales.[6]

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. ^ (Hearts player) Tom Collins, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. ^ Heart of Midlothian history Retrieved 4 February 2009.
  5. ^ Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 29 November 2012 Archived 3 June 2009 at WebCite
  6. ^ Mon 1 Mar 1909 Wales 3 Scotland 2, London Hearts Supporters Club