Jock Collier Explained

Jock Collier
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Birth Date:1 February 1897
Birth Place:Dysart, Scotland
Death Place:Kingston upon Hull, England
Position:Right half
Years5:1920–1925
Years6:1926–1927
Years7:1928
Clubs1:Victoria Hawthorn
Clubs2:Denbeath Star
Clubs3:Inverkeithing United
Clubs7:York City
Caps1:?
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Caps4:?
Caps5:168
Caps6:36
Caps7:2
Goals1:?
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Goals5:0
Goals6:1
Goals7:0
Manageryears1:1928–1930
Manageryears2:1933–1937
Managerclubs2:York City

John C. Collier (1 February 1897 – 28 December 1940) was a Scottish footballer and manager.

Career

Born in Dysart, Fife, Collier played for Inverkeithing Juniors[2] and had trials for the Scottish Junior international team. He signed for Raith Rovers and eventually signed for Hull City in 1920. He captained Hull for a couple of seasons, before moving to Queens Park Rangers in 1926.[3]

He joined York City as player-manager, but broke an ankle and retired from playing. He managed the club as they entered the Football League, but after their first season in the league he left the club to become a publican.[3]

Collier was re-appointed as manager in May 1933. He announced his retirement from football in March 1937, and went into a business partnership with one of his brothers in Scotland. He died in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, in 1940, at the age of 43.[3] His brother William Collier was also a footballer who played once for Scotland.[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: The lure of promotion. Hull City . Athletic News . Manchester . 13 August 1923 . 6.
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. Book: Batters , Dave . York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990 . The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited . 1990 . 123 . 0-907969-69-0 .
  4. Book: Mitchell, Andy . The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 . Amazon . 2021 . 9798513846642.