Ralph Collins
Scottish footballer and manager
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Ralph Clark Collins (16 April 1924 – March 2007)[1] was a Scottish football player and manager.
Full name
Ralph Clark Collins
Date of birth
16 April 1924
Place of birth
Airdrie, Scotland
Date of death
March 2007 (aged 82)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ralph Clark Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 16 April 1924 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | March 2007 (aged 82) | ||
| Place of death | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Shettleston | ||
| 1942–1948 | Airdrieonians | 0 | (0) |
| 1948–1949 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1949–1959 | Kilmarnock | 246 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1970 | Airdrieonians | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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]
