| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Clark Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | March 2007 (aged 82) | ||
| 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) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1970 | Airdrieonians | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ralph Clark Collins (16 April 1924 – March 2007) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Bio
He played as a defender for Airdrieonians, East Stirlingshire and Kilmarnock, making 325 appearances for the Ayrshire club. Collins captained Kilmarnock in the 1957 Scottish Cup Final.
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.
References
- "Ralph Collins". Players. Soccerbase. 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
- "East Stirlingshire : 1948/49 & 1955/56 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- "Kilmarnock: 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- ^ "Ian McMillan takes over at Airdrie". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 29 October 1970. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- (Kilmarnock player) Collins, Ralph, FitbaStats
- Campbell, Iain (23 May 1997). "Odds-on Bert". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
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- 1924 births
- 2007 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Glasgow United F.C. players
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) players
- East Stirlingshire F.C. players
- Kilmarnock F.C. players
- Scottish football managers
- Scottish football coaches
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) non-playing staff
- Airdrieonians F.C. (1878) managers
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