Sam Collins (footballer born 1977)

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Personal information
Sam Collins
Full name	Samuel Jason Collins
Date of birth	5 June 1977 (1977-06-05) (age 31)
Place of birth	Pontefract, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Hartlepool United
Number	27
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1994–1999 1999–2002 2002–2006 2005–2006 2006-2008 2007 2008-	Huddersfield Town Bury Port Vale → Hull City (loan) Hull City → Swindon (loan) Hartlepool United	037 0(0) 082 0(2) 135 (11) 010 0(0) 013 0(0) 0 4 0 (0) 0 1 0 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 February 2008 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Samuel Jason "Sam" Collins (born 5 June 1977 in Pontefract) is a professional footballer currently playing for Hartlepool United.

Collins is a defender who joined Hartlepool from Hull City on transfer deadline day, January 31, 2008.[1]

He had been signed for Hull City on loan from Port Vale on November 4, 2005 by then manager Peter Taylor, prior to a permanent transfer for a fee of £65,000 in the January transfer window. Team-mate Billy Paynter also made the switch to the Tigers at the same time.

Collins had played 135 league games for Port Vale and was named their Player Of The Year in the 2002-03 season, later becoming the team captain. He also captained Hull City on several occasions, but after only 17 league games for the Tigers he joined a lengthy list of team-mates on the treatment table, suffering a knee injury in a February game at Millwall, which ruled him out for the remainder of the 2005-06 season. He missed much of the following season through injury too, making only 8 appearances. In 2007, he spent time on loan at Swindon.

In 2003-2005 he helped coach Brackenhill Blues, an under-13 football club based at Ackworth, his brother-in-law Steve being the manager. In the 2 years he was there, he helped Brackenhill gain promotion twice.[2]

His brother, Simon, is also a professional footballer.

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