| Tom Collins | |
| Fullname: | Thomas Collins |
| Birth Date: | 16 April 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Leven, Scotland |
| Death Place: | London, England[1] |
| Position: | Full back |
| Years2: | 1903–1905 |
| Years3: | 1905 |
| Years4: | 1905–1906 |
| Years5: | 1906–1910 |
| Years6: | 1910–1915 |
| Clubs1: | Leven Thistle |
| Clubs2: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Clubs3: | → Bathgate (loan) |
| Clubs4: | East Fife |
| Clubs5: | Heart of Midlothian |
| Clubs6: | Tottenham Hotspur |
| Caps2: | 22 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 136 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Caps6: | 113 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 1909 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 1909–1910[2] |
| Nationalteam2: | Scottish League XI |
| Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Thomas Collins (16 April 1882 – 30 July 1929) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Bathgate, East Fife and Tottenham Hotspur.[3] [4]
The full back transferred to Tottenham from Hearts (where he had featured on the losing side in the 1907 Scottish Cup Final) in 1910 for a fee of £825.[5] Collins made a total of 122 appearances in all competitions for Spurs between 1910 and 1915 and scored a solitary goal for the club.[6] English football was then suspended; Collins spent time back in Scotland and made some guest appearances for East Fife.[1]
While with Hearts, Collins represented Scotland on one occasion, a 1909 British Home Championship match against Wales.[7] He was selected for the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match twice after he moved to Tottenham, but did not gain another full cap.[8]
Collins served in the Royal Field Artillery during World War I; he saw active service in France and in 1917 suffered near-fatal injuries in a shell blast, with his left arm and leg having to be amputated (he later had an artificial leg fitted).[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1909 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | ||