| Ted Collins | |
| Fullname: | Edward Collins |
| Birth Date: | 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Wolverhampton, England |
| Height: | [1] |
| Position: | Defender |
| Years1: | 1904–1905 |
| Clubs1: | Bilston United |
| Years2: | 1905–1906 |
| Clubs2: | Birmingham Veritas |
| Years3: | 1907–1915 |
| Clubs3: | Wolverhampton Wanderers |
| Caps3: | 284 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Clubs4: | Sunbeam Motors |
| Years5: | 1919–1920 |
| Clubs5: | Newport County |
| Years6: | 1920–192? |
| Clubs6: | Hednesford Town |
Edward Collins (1882–1955) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Bilston United, Birmingham Veritas, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunbeam Motors, Newport County, and Hednesford Town.
Collins played for Bilston United, Birmingham Veritas, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played for Wolves in the 1908 FA Cup final as they beat Newcastle United 3–1 at Crystal Palace. He joined Port Vale as a guest in September 1916. He made his debut at right-back in a 0–0 draw with Liverpool at the Athletic Ground in a Football League, Lancashire Regional Section match on 9 September.[2] He became a regular in the first-team and played in a 2–2 home draw with Bury two weeks later despite having worked through the previous night until 6 am in Wolverhampton.[2] He left Port Vale in September 1917, and later played for Sunbeam Motors, Newport County, and Hednesford Town.[2] He died in 1955.[3]
Source:
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 1907–08 | Second Division | 33 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 40 | 0 |
| 1908–09 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1909–10 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 1910–11 | Second Division | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1911–12 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | |
| 1912–13 | Second Division | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
| 1913–14 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 1914–15 | Second Division | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| Total | 284 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 307 | 0 | ||
Wolverhampton Wanderers