Ralph Collins

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Ralph Collins
Personal information
Full name Ralph Clark Collins
Date of birth 16 April 1924 – March 2007
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Date of death March 2007(2007-00-00) (aged 82–83)
Place of death Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Shettleston
1942–1948 Airdrieonians 0 (0)
1948–1949 East Stirlingshire
1949–1959 Kilmarnock 246 (1)
Teams managed
1967–1970 Airdrieonians
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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][5] Collins captained Kilmarnock in the 1957 Scottish Cup Final.[6]

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.[4]

References[]

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


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