Alan Collier
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alan Stanley Collier[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1938[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Markyate, England | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Luton Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1955–1961 | Luton Town | 10 | (0) |
| 1961–1965 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 1965–1970 | Bedford Town | ||
| 1967 | → Chelmsford City (loan) | ||
| 1970 | Chelmsford City | ||
| Folkestone | |||
| Stevenage Athletic | |||
| International career | |||
| England schoolboys | |||
| 1955–1956 | England youth | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alan Stanley Collier (born 24 March 1938) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
Club career
[edit]In 1955, Collier signed professional terms at Luton Town, after playing for the club at youth level.[1] Over the course of six years, Collier made 13 appearances for Luton, ten coming in the Football League, before departing the club in 1961, joining Chelmsford City.[3] Collier played for Chelmsford for four years, before joining Bedford Town in 1965. After four years at Bedford, making 206 appearances in all competitions, Collier rejoined Chelmsford for a third spell in the summer of 1970, after having a short loan stint back at the club in 1967.[4][5] Collier's third stint at Chelmsford was short lived, joining Folkestone in 1970. Collier later played for Stevenage Athletic.[4]
International career
[edit]Collier represented England at schoolboy and youth level, making four appearances for England youth between 1955 and 1956.[1][6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Alan Collier". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Alan Collier". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
- ^ "Alan Collier". Hatters' Heritage. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ a b "Best Years Players C-E". Bedford Old Eagles. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ "Watling looking for break", Evening Post, 23 December 1967, p. 26
- ^ "Match Results Under 18". England Football Online. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
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- 1938 births
- People from Markyate
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- English Football League players
- Southern Football League players
- Wellingborough Town F.C. players
- Chelmsford City F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- Cambridge City F.C. players
- Folkestone F.C. players
- Stevenage Athletic F.C. players
- England men's schools international footballers
- England men's youth international footballers
- Footballers from Hertfordshire
- Luton Town F.C. players
- English football goalkeeper, 1930s birth stubs