Ralph Clark Collins (16 April 1924 – March 2007)[1] was a Scottish football player and manager.

Bio

He played as a defender for Airdrieonians, East Stirlingshire[2] and Kilmarnock, making 325 appearances for the Ayrshire club.[3][4][5] Collins captained Kilmarnock in the 1957 Scottish Cup Final.[6]

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.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Ralph Collins". Players. Soccerbase. 2012. Retrieved 22 September 2012.
  2. ^ "East Stirlingshire : 1948/49 & 1955/56 - 2010/11". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Kilmarnock: 1946/47 - 2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  4. ^ a b "Ian McMillan takes over at Airdrie". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 29 October 1970. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  5. ^ (Kilmarnock player) Collins, Ralph, FitbaStats
  6. ^ Campbell, Iain (23 May 1997). "Odds-on Bert". Daily Record. Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 21 September 2012.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ralph_Collins
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