Ralph Collins Explained

Ralph Collins
Fullname:Ralph Clark Collins
Position:Defender
Birth Date:16 April 1924
Birth Place:Airdrie, Scotland
Death Date:March 2007 (aged 82)
Death Place:Airdrie, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Shettleston
Years2:1942–1948
Clubs2:Airdrieonians
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1948–1949
Years4:1949–1959
Clubs4:Kilmarnock
Caps4:246
Goals4:1
Years5:
Manageryears1:1967–1970
Managerclubs1:Airdrieonians

Ralph Clark Collins (16 April 1924 – March 2007)[1] was a Scottish football player and manager.

Bio

He played as a defender for Airdrieonians, East Stirlingshire[2] and Kilmarnock, making 325 appearances for the Ayrshire club.[3] [4] Collins captained Kilmarnock in the 1957 Scottish Cup Final.[5]

After retiring as a player, Collins was manager of Airdrie, but resigned from that post in October 1970 due to the pressure of also working shift patterns in another job.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ralph Collins. Players. Soccerbase. 2012. 22 September 2012.
  2. Web site: East Stirlingshire : 1948/49 & 1955/56 - 2010/11 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. 21 September 2012.
  3. Web site: Kilmarnock: 1946/47 - 2011/12 . Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. 21 September 2012.
  4. https://fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7360 (Kilmarnock player) Collins, Ralph
  5. News: Odds-on Bert . Daily Record . 23 May 1997 . 21 September 2012 . Trinity Mirror . Iain . Campbell.
  6. News: Ian McMillan takes over at Airdrie . The Herald . Herald & Times Group . 29 October 1970 . 21 September 2012.