Aidan Collins
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Chelmsford City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Ipswich Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Stockport County (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Cambridge United | 11 | (0) |
| 2007– | Chelmsford City | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:38, 19 August 2009 (UTC) | |||
Aidan Collins (born 18 October 1986) is an English retired footballer who used to play as a defender. He made over 25 appearances in the Football League and the Conference National.
Career
Collins began his career at Ipswich and made his debut against Derby County 4-1 in May 2003.[1] He collected a winners medal when Ipswich won the FA Youth Cup in April 2005 and made four league and cup appearances for the first-team in the 2005–06 season[2] before joining Wycombe Wanderers on loan in January 2006.[3] He made five Wycombe, scoring once, and then joined Stockport County on loan in March 2006,[4] where he started two games before being recalled by Ipswich a month later.[5]
Collins was not offered a new contract at Ipswich at the end of the 2005–06 season and joined Cambridge United in January 2007 for one month on a non-contract basis.[6] He started three games for Cambridge and agreed a contract until the end of the 2006–07 season[7] with manager Jimmy Quinn saying, "He's a fantastic addition to the team..."[7] In March 2007, he appeared with his brother, Jordan Collins in Cambridge's club-record 7–0 win over Weymouth, the first pair of siblings to appear for the club since November 1995.[8][9] At the end of the season, he retired from the game due to injury[10] but later joined Chelmsford City F.C. in August 2007.[11] Assistant-manager Glenn Pennyfather said of him, "Aidan is a fantastic signing. He is young, strong, good in the air in both boxes and reads the game well with excellent distribution."[11] He has recently graduated from Goldsmiths University where he completed an Undergraduate History Degree and runs a website with his brother called The Pro Lounge which combines articles, interviews and podcasts with current and former professional footballers.[12]
Honours
References
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Collins in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Collins in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Collins set for spell at Wycombe". BBC Sport. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Stockport poised to land Collins". BBC Sport. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Collins ends Stockport loan spell". BBC Sport. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Cambridge sign defender Collins". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Collins extends stay at Cambridge". BBC Sport. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Cambridge 7-0 Weymouth". BBC Sport. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ Bennett, Andrew (3 April 2007). "U's 7 (seven) - 0 Weymouth: In heaven, everything in fine". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Castle goes". Non League Daily. 3 May 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Players commit to strong-looking City". Non League Daily. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ http://www.theprolounge.com
External links
- Aidan Collins at Soccerbase
