Bill Collins (footballer)
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| Bill "Buster" Collins | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Hanna Collins | |
| Date of birth | 15 February 1920 | |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Ireland | |
| Playing position | Wing half | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| unknown | unknown | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1942–1945 1945–1948 1948–1949 1949–1951 1951–1956 |
Belfast Celtic Distillery Luton Town Gillingham Snowdown Colliery Welfare |
unknown unknown 7 (0) 13 (0) unknown |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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William Hanna "Bill" Collins, also popularly known as Buster Collins (born Belfast, 15 February 1920)[1] is a Northern Irish former professional football (soccer) player. His clubs included Distillery, Belfast Celtic, Luton Town[2] and Gillingham.[3]
He later became reserve team manager at Gillingham, and in 1965 was appointed by manager Freddie Cox as the head of the club's newly-organised youth scheme, a post he held for nearly twenty years.[4] He served as first team trainer and kitman for a further ten years, finally retiring in 1993 at the age of 73. He has been cited as a major influence on the careers of future stars Micky Adams and Steve Bruce.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p93. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- ^ Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
- ^ Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, p94. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
- ^ Patrick Barclay (2004-03-06). Adams and Bruce were Buster's premier pupils. Daily Telegraph. Retrieved on 2007-09-27.
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