| Ernest Collinge | |
| Fullname: | Ernest Collinge |
| Birth Date: | 5 December 1895 |
| Birth Place: | Blackley, Manchester, England |
| Death Place: | Stoke-on-Trent, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Half-back |
| Years1: | 1921–1926 |
| Clubs1: | Port Vale |
| Caps1: | 143 |
| Goals1: | 9 |
| Totalcaps: | 143 |
| Totalgoals: | 9 |
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.
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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] 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.[2] He played 32 league and cup games in the 1924–25 campaign and dislocated his right arm in February 1925.[2] 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.[2]
Source:
| 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 | Second Division | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
| 1922–23 | Second Division | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| 1923–24 | Second Division | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 143 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 12 | ||