John Collins
Personal information
Full name John Joseph Collins[1]
Date of birth (1945-01-30) 30 January 1945[1]
Place of birth Manchester, England[1]
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1963–1964 Blackburn Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1966 Stockport County 84 (1)
1966–1976 Macclesfield Town 383 (8)
Total 467 (9)
Managerial career
1974 Macclesfield Town (caretaker)
1974–1976 Macclesfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Joseph Collins (born 30 January 1945) is an English former footballer and manager.

Collins signed for Blackburn Rovers in 1963, but mainly turned out for the club's junior team.[1] In 1964, he signed for Stockport County, where he struck up a good partnership with fellow defender Frank Beaumont, making eighty-four league appearances over two seasons.[1][2] In 1966, he signed for Macclesfield Town, and it was here where he made his name. Initially used as a right-back, Collins would later switch position to centre-back.[2] Collins enjoyed a successful period at Macclesfield, as the club won the Northern Premier League in 1969 and 1970, the North West Floodlit League in 1970, the FA Trophy in 1970, and the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1969, 1971 and 1973.[2] Individually, he was voted as the club's Player of the Year in 1971.

Collins' first foray into management came as caretaker of Macclesfield, taking charge of the club during September 1974, following Eddie Brown's departure. In January 1975, Collins again took charge on a caretaker basis, and was later appointed manager, becoming the club's fourth permanent appointment in twelve months.[2] He steered the club to seventeenth place in the league, and in the following season they would progress through the FA Cup qualifying rounds to earn a first round tie against Sheffield Wednesday (then in the Third Division), where they lost 3–1 at Hillsborough. In 1976, Collins resigned as manager, having been at the club for the last ten seasons. He comfortably holds the record number of appearances in the Northern Premier League.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "John Collins". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "MACCLESFIELD TOWN FOOTBALL CLUB ARCHIVES: Player Profiles - C". Silkmen Archives. Retrieved 27 April 2017.


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