Ernest Collinge
English footballer
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Ernest Collinge (5 December 1895 – 15 December 1960) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for Port Vale in the 1920s. He was the elder brother of Tom Collinge.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ernest Collinge[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 December 1895[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Blackley, Manchester, England[1] | ||
| Date of death | 15 December 1960 (aged 65)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Stoke-on-Trent, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2] | ||
| Position | Half-back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1921–1926 | Port Vale | 143 | (9) |
| Total | 143 | (9) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, and made his debut in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May, which Vale lost 5–3.[1] He scored five goals (all penalties) in 41 Second Division appearances in the 1921–22 season, and also featured again in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup.[1] He was an ever-present for the 1922–23 campaign, claiming three league goals, including one in a 2–1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.[1] He played just 19 games in the 1923–24 season, as he fractured his left leg in January, though made a speedy recover and was back in action five months later.[1] He played 32 league and cup games in the 1924–25 campaign and dislocated his right arm in February 1925.[1] His career at the Old Recreation Ground was effectively finished, and he retired at the close of the 1925–26 campaign after playing just 14 games that season.[1]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Port Vale | 1920–21 | Second Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1921–22 | Second Division | 41 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 5 | |
| 1922–23 | Second Division | 42 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 44 | 3 | |
| 1923–24 | Second Division | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | |
| 1924–25 | Second Division | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 3 | |
| 1925–26 | Second Division | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |
| Total | 143 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 153 | 12 | ||