Michael Collins (footballer, born 1986)

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Michael Collins
Personal information
Full name Michael Anthony Collins[1]
Date of birth (1986-04-30) 30 April 1986 (age 35)[1]
Place of birth Halifax, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–2004 Huddersfield Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2010 Huddersfield Town 173 (19)
2010–2014 Scunthorpe United 79 (2)
2014 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 9 (0)
2014–2016 Oxford United 39 (2)
2015 → York City (loan) 7 (0)
2016 Bengaluru FC 11 (0)
2016–2017 Leyton Orient 30 (0)
2017–2018 F.C. Halifax Town 22 (0)
2018– Alfreton Town 3 (0)
National team
2003 Republic of Ireland U18
2003–2005 Republic of Ireland U19
2007–2008 Republic of Ireland U21 6 (2)
Teams managed
2018 Bradford City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:07, 15 January 2019 (UTC)

Michael Anthony Collins (born 30 April 1986) is a football player and coach.

As a player, he has played club football for Huddersfield Town, Scunthorpe United, AFC Wimbledon, Oxford United, York City, Leyton Orient and F.C. Halifax Town; he also had a spell playing in India for I-League side Bengaluru and represented the Republic of Ireland under-18, under-19 and under-21 teams.

Club career[]

Huddersfield Town[]

Collins was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire.[1] Having come through Huddersfield Town's academy, he made his first team debut in a 1–0 home win over Blackpool on 19 February 2005.[2] Collins made eight appearances in the 2004–05 season, with seven of them being starts.[2] He signed a professional contract with the club on 11 May 2005.[1]

He made his first start of the 2005–06 season coming on as an 89th-minute substitute in a 3–1 home win over Swansea City on 13 August 2005.[3] His first start came in a 4–2 away win in the League Cup over Chesterfield on 24 August 2005.[3] Collins scored his first goal on 18 February 2006 in a 5–0 win over Milton Keynes Dons.[3] He came on as a substitute in the FA Cup third round tie in January 2006 against Premier League champions Chelsea,[3] and set-up Gary Taylor-Fletcher for an equaliser.[citation needed] Collins made 21 appearances in all competitions Huddersfield in 2005–06.[3]

Collins made his first appearance of 2006–07 on the opening day of the season, coming on in the 66th minute in a 2–1 away defeat away to Gillingham.[4] He made his first start of the season in a 2–0 defeat by Mansfield Town at home in the first round of the League Cup on 22 August 2006.[4] His first league start of the season came on 26 August 2006 in a 1–1 draw at home with Nottingham Forest.[4] Collins scored his first goal of the season in a 2–1 away win over Port Vale on 21 October 2006.[4] He scored in the last two matches of the season; first in a 4–2 win over Millwall on 21 April 2007 and then on the final day in a 3–1 win over Leyton Orient on 5 May.[4] Collins finished 2006–07 with 46 appearances in all competitions, starting 41 with five coming of the bench, scoring four goals.[4]

He scored his first league goal of 2007–08 in Huddersfield's 2–0 win over Yeovil Town at Huish Park on 2 February 2008.[5] During 2007–08, Huddersfield manager Andy Ritchie tended to use Collins as cover in right-back and right-midfield positions, but he mainly tended to use Collins in tandem with Andy Holdsworth in Huddersfield's central midfield.[citation needed] On 16 February 2008, Collins equalised Frank Lampard's goal on the stroke of half-time in the FA Cup fifth round at Stamford Bridge against Chelsea.[5] However, Huddersfield lost the match 3–1.[5]

After being left out of the first-team squad for the most of the first part of 2008–09 by manager Stan Ternent, he was re-called to the team by caretaker manager Gerry Murphy to play in the FA Cup first-round tie at home to Port Vale.[citation needed] Collins scored Huddersfield's equaliser, but was unable to prevent them losing 4–3.[6] A week later, Collins scored his first league goal of the season, with a 90th-minute winner in a 2–1 win at Elland Road against local rivals Leeds United.[6] Collins scored 10 goals in 2008–09, from 39 appearances.[6]

Collins gained a red card in Huddersfield's first match of 2009–10 away to Southend United on 8 August 2009.[7] His first goal of the season came in the 65th minute of Huddersfield's 2–1 home victory over Yeovil Town on 29 August 2009.[7] Collins was ruled out for the remainder of 2009–10 in April 2010, following surgery on a broken finger,[citation needed] but he returned as a substitute in the 2–1 defeat at Exeter City.[7] He then came on as an 89th-minute substitute in the first leg of Huddersfield's play-off semi-final match with Millwall,[7] and was an unused substitute in the second leg defeat at The Den on 18 May 2010.[citation needed] Collins made 35 appearances in 2009–10, scoring three goals.[7] Along with seven other players, he was added to the transfer list by manager Lee Clark in May 2010.[8]

Scunthorpe United[]

Collins joined Championship club Scunthorpe United on 6 July 2010 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.[9]

On 20 February 2014, Collins joined AFC Wimbledon on loan for the rest of the 2013–14 season.[10]

Oxford United[]

On 15 July 2014, Collins signed a one-year deal at Oxford United, becoming new manager Michael Appleton's first signing.[11] Appleton said: "Michael has played 300 league games, most of them at a higher level, and will bring a little bit of know-how and quality to the squad."[11] He made 43 appearances for Oxford, scoring twice, before joining their League Two rivals York City on 2 October 2015 on a one-month loan.[12] Collins left Oxford by mutual agreement on 7 January 2016, after failing to make any first-team appearances in the 2015–16 season.[13]

Bengaluru[]

On 21 January 2016, Collins signed for I-League club Bengaluru.[14] He played a total of 11 league matches for the Blues' and left the club in May 2016.[15]

Leyton Orient[]

On 28 October 2016, Collins signed for Leyton Orient on a three-month contract.[16] He turned down the offer of a new one-year contract with Orient at the end of 2016–17, after the club's relegation to the National League.[17]

F.C. Halifax Town[]

On 9 December 2017, Collins came out of retirement to sign for his hometown club, F.C. Halifax Town of the National League.[18]

Alfreton Town[]

He returned to playing in December 2018 with Alfreton Town.[19]

International career[]

Qualifying through the parentage rule, Collins made his international debut in a Republic of Ireland under-18 match in April 2003.[citation needed] He was the captain of the Irish under-19 squad and on 14 March 2007, he got his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for a match against the Netherlands.[citation needed] However, he was forced to withdraw from the squad after picking up a shoulder injury in a league match for Huddersfield against Brighton & Hove Albion.[citation needed]

Collins made his under-21 debut against Germany in a friendly match at the Sportpark Ronhof in Fürth on 21 August 2007.[citation needed] His home debut came against Portugal at Turners Cross in Cork on 7 September 2007.[citation needed] On 15 May 2008, he scored his first goals for the under-21s in a 3–1 win over Malaysia in an Intercontinental Cup match in Malaysia.[citation needed] Collins made six appearances scoring twice between 2007 and 2008.[20]

Coaching career[]

Bradford Under 18's[]

In July 2017, Collins joined League One club Bradford City as their under-18s lead coach.[21]

Bradford head coach[]

He was appointed head coach of Bradford City on 18 June 2018, with Martin Drury and Greg Abbott named as his assistants.[22] He won his first league game, 1-0 away at Shrewsbury, but won only one more game out of 7 in total,[23] and was sacked by the club on 3 September 2018.[24] He later became a coach at Sunderland's Academy.[23]

Personal life[]

He is the cousin of professional rugby league players Scott Grix and Simon Grix.[25]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Huddersfield Town 2004–05[2] League One 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2005–06[3] League One 17 1 2 0 1 0 1[b] 0 21 1
2006–07[4] League One 43 4 1 0 1 0 1[b] 0 46 4
2007–08[5] League One 41 2 5 1 1 0 1[b] 1 48 4
2008–09[6] League One 36 9 1 1 1 0 1[b] 0 39 10
2009–10[7] League One 28 3 3 0 1 0 3[c] 0 35 3
Total 173 19 12 2 5 0 7 1 197 22
Scunthorpe United 2010–11[26] Championship 32 1 1 1 3 1 — 36 3
2011–12[27] League One 1 0 0 0 1 0 1[b] 0 3 0
2012–13[28] League One 29 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 30 1
2013–14[29] League Two 17 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 20 0
Total 79 2 4 1 5 1 1 0 89 4
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2013–14[29] League Two 9 0 — — — 9 0
Oxford United 2014–15[30] League Two 39 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 43 2
2015–16[31] League Two 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 39 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 43 2
York City (loan) 2015–16[31] League Two 7 0 1 0 — 2[b] 0 10 0
Bengaluru 2015–16[32] I-League 10 0 — 6[d] 0 16 0
Leyton Orient 2016–17[33] League Two 30 0 0 0 — 1[e] 0 31 0
F.C. Halifax Town 2017–18[32] National League 22 0 — — 1[f] 0 23 0
Career total 369 23 19 3 12 1 18 1 418 28
  1. ^ Appearances in FA Cup
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ Two appearances in Football League Trophy, one in League One play-offs
  4. ^ Appearances in AFC Cup
  5. ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
  6. ^ Appearance in FA Trophy

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 1 September 2018
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Bradford City England 18 June 2018 3 September 2018 7 2 1 4 5 9 −4 028.57 [34]
Career Total 7 2 1 4 5 9 −4 028.57 —

Honours[]

Scunthorpe United

Bengaluru

References[]

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  11. ^ Jump up to: a b "Michael Collins: Oxford United sign former Scunthorpe midfielder". BBC Sport. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2017.
  12. ^ Flett, Dave (2 October 2015). "Oxford midfielder Michael Collins joins York City on loan". The Press. York. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  13. ^ "Michael Collins moves on". Oxford United F.C. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  14. ^ "I-League: Bengaluru FC sign Joshua Walker replacement". Goal.com. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  15. ^ Jitendran, Nikhil (21 May 2016). "AFC Cup – Bengaluru FC's Michael Collins: 'I genuinely believe that we have the best team in the I-League'". Goal.com. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  16. ^ "Michael Collins: Leyton Orient sign former Huddersfield Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 29 October 2016.
  17. ^ Sessions, George (9 June 2017). "Michael Collins: There is too much uncertainty at Leyton Orient for me to stay". Docklands & East London Advertiser. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  18. ^ "Michael Collins: FC Halifax sign experienced midfielder until the end of the season". BBC Sport. 9 December 2017. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  19. ^ "Former Bantams boss Michael Collins debuts for Alfreton in 7-1 hiding". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  20. ^ "Michael Collins". SoccerScene.ie. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Bantams recruit coaching trio". Bradford City A.F.C. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
  22. ^ "Michael Collins: Bradford City appoint former under-18s boss as head coach". BBC Sport. 18 June 2018. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
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  24. ^ "BANTAMS PART COMPANY WITH COLLINS". www.bradfordcityfc.co.uk.
  25. ^ Watts, Simon (16 October 2016). "'Out of Contract': Sky Sports Originals follows five footballers in search of a club". Sky Sport. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  26. ^ "Games played by Michael Collins in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  27. ^ "Games played by Michael Collins in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
  28. ^ "Games played by Michael Collins in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
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  30. ^ "Games played by Michael Collins in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2015.
  31. ^ Jump up to: a b "Games played by Michael Collins in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  32. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "M. Collins: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  33. ^ "Games played by Michael Collins in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  34. ^ "2018–19 Bradford Fixtures & Results". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 June 2018.

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