Ted Collins (footballer, born 1882)

Ted Collins

Personal information
Full name	Edward Collins
Date of birth	1882
Place of birth	Wolverhampton, England
Date of death	1955 (aged 72–73)
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1904–1905	Bilston United
1905–1906	Birmingham Veritas
1907–1915	Wolverhampton Wanderers	284	(0)
	Sunbeam Motors
1919–1920	Newport County
1920–192?	Hednesford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Edward "Ted" Collins (1882 – 1955) was an English footballer who played as a defender for Bilston United, Birmingham Veritas, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Sunbeam Motors, Newport County, and Hednesford Town.

Playing career

Collins played for Bilston United, Birmingham Veritas, and Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played for Wolves in the 1908 FA Cup Final as they beat Newcastle United 3–1 at Crystal Palace. He joined Port Vale as a guest in September 1916, and made his debut at right-back in a 0–0 draw with Liverpool at the Athletic Ground in a Football League, Lancashire Regional Section match on 9 September.^[1] He became a regular in the first team, and played in a 2–2 home draw with Bury two weeks later despite having worked through the previous night until 6 am in Wolverhampton.^[1] He left Port Vale in September 1917, and later played for Sunbeam Motors, Newport County, and Hednesford Town.^[1] He died in 1955.^[2]

Statistics

• Sourced from Ted Collins profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wolverhampton Wanderers	1907–08	Second Division	33	0	7	0	40	0
	1908–09	Second Division	37	0	2	0	39	0
	1909–10	Second Division	29	0	1	0	30	0
	1910–11	Second Division	36	0	3	0	39	0
	1911–12	Second Division	37	0	4	0	41	0
	1912–13	Second Division	38	0	2	0	40	0
	1913–14	Second Division	37	0	2	0	39	0
	1914–15	Second Division	37	0	2	0	39	0
	Total		284	0	23	0	307	0

Honours

with Wolverhampton Wanderers

• FA Cup winner: 1908

References

1. Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 64. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
2. "Way Back When". wolvesheroes.com. Retrieved 31 July 2016.