Jock Collier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 February 1897 | ||
| Place of birth | Dysart, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 28 December 1940 (aged 43)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Kingston upon Hull, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Right half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Victoria Hawthorn | ? | (?) | |
| Denbeath Star | ? | (?) | |
| Inverkeithing United | ? | (?) | |
| Raith Rovers | ? | (?) | |
| 1920–1925 | Hull City | 168 | (0) |
| 1926–1927 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | (1) |
| 1928 | York City | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1928–1930 | York City | ||
| 1933–1937 | York City | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John C. Collier (1 February 1897 – 28 December 1940) was a Scottish footballer and manager.
Career
[edit | edit source]Born in Dysart, Fife, Collier played for Inverkeithing Juniors[1] and had trials for the Scottish Junior international team. He signed for Raith Rovers[a] and eventually signed for Hull City in 1920. He captained Hull for a couple of seasons, before moving to Queens Park Rangers in 1926.[3]
He joined York City as player-manager, but broke an ankle and retired from playing. He managed the club as they entered the Football League, but after their first season in the league he left the club to become a publican.[3]
Collier was re-appointed as manager in May 1933. He announced his retirement from football in March 1937, and went into a business partnership with one of his brothers in Scotland. He died in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, in 1940, at the age of 43.[3] His brother William Collier was also a footballer who played once for Scotland.[4]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ The Record of pre-war Scottish League Players has no notes on Jock Collier playing for Raith Rovers or even signing for them.[1] As his brother William joined the club in 1920 and soon became well-known playing in a similar position, it is possible that Jock did play for them but his appearances have become 'mixed' in with those of William, or alternatively William's signing event was attributed to Jock in error in other sources.
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- 1897 births
- 1940 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Raith Rovers F.C. players
- Inverkeithing United F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Midland Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- York City F.C. managers
- English Football League managers
- People from Dysart, Fife
- Footballers from Fife
- Men's association football wing halves
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1890s birth stubs