Francis Collin

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Personal information
Frannie Collin
Full name	Francis Collin
Date of birth	April 20, 1987 (1987-04-20) (age 21)
Place of birth	Chatham, England
Playing position	Forward
Club information
Current club	Dover Athletic
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2005-07 2007-	Gillingham Dover Athletic	9 (1) 40 (18)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28/4/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Francis "Frannie" Collin (born 20 April 1987 in Chatham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dover Athletic.

Collin is a former England Schoolboy under 18 international. After having trials with various clubs during his youth, including Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, he eventually signed professionally for Gillingham. He made his debut for the first team with a goal in Gillingham's 2-0 win over Crawley Town in the LDV Vans Trophy first round. In October 2005 he signed his first professional contract with the club and scored his first league goal against Hartlepool United in a 3-1 defeat on 1 November 2005.

Collin found first team opportunities at Gillingham limited, having been restricted mainly to substitute appearances. On 8 May 2007, Gillingham announced they had released him.

Former Gillingham boss Andy Hessenthaler took the opportunity and snapped him up in June 2007, taking him to his new club Dover Athletic.