Alan Collier

Alan Collier

Personal information
Full name	Alan Stanley Collier [1]
Date of birth	(1938-03-24) 24 March 1938 (age 87) [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

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

Collier represented England at schoolboy and youth level, making four appearances for England youth between 1955 and 1956. ^{[1] [6]}

References

1. "Alan Collier". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
2. "Alan Collier". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
3. "Alan Collier". Hatters' Heritage. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
4. "Best Years Players C-E". Bedford Old Eagles. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
5. "Watling looking for break", Evening Post, 23 December 1967, p. 26
6. "Match Results Under 18". England Football Online. Retrieved 5 January 2024.