Charlie Collins (footballer)

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Charlie Collins
Personal information
Full name Charlie John Collins
Date of birth (1991-11-22) 22 November 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Hammersmith, England
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2012 Milton Keynes Dons 3 (0)
2011Kettering Town (loan) 5 (0)
2012Aldershot Town (loan) 1 (0)
2012Tamworth (loan) 6 (0)
2012Tamworth (loan) 14 (1)
2013–2018 Metropolitan Police 156 (38)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Charlie John Collins (born 22 November 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker; he last played for Metropolitan Police. He began his career with Milton Keynes Dons.

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Career

Born in Hammersmith, London, [1] Collins made his debut for Milton Keynes Dons on 1 May 2010 in the League One clash with Brighton & Hove Albion at the Stadium:mk which ended in 0–0 draw.

On 8 November 2011, Collins featured as a trialist in a match for Forest Green Rovers reserves against Crawley Town. [2]

On 13 January 2012, it was announced that Collins would be joining Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal. [3]

In March 2012 he joined Tamworth on loan, along with teammate George Baldock. [4] He made his debut in a 1–1 league draw against Gateshead and completed the full match. [5]

He was released by the Milton Keynes Dons on 29 December 2012 after the expiration of a six-month contract extension. [6] On 2 February 2013, he joined Metropolitan Police. [7] The 2013-14 season saw Collins make 39 league appearances for Metropolitan Police, scoring eight goals, [8] and he improved upon this tally the following season, scoring eleven goals in 41 appearances. [9] He made a further 76 league appearances over the following two seasons for the club, scoring nineteen league goals, but left abrupbtly in September 2018. [10]

Career statistics

As of match played 28 April 2012.
ClubSeasonLeague [A] FA CupLeague CupOther [B] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Milton Keynes Dons 2009–10 [11] 2000000020
2010–11 [12] 1000000010
2011–12 [13] 0000100010
Total3000100040
Kettering Town (loan) 2010–11 [14] 5000000050
Aldershot Town (loan) 2011–12 [15] 1000000010
Tamworth (loan)2011–12 [16] 6000000060
Career totals150001000160
A.  ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League and Conference National.
B.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.

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References

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  2. "Day makes successful return". crawleytownfc.com. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
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  6. "Dons release young trio". 29 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
  7. "Bourne and Tyrell leave as three come in". 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
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  9. "Metropolitan Police | Appearances | Charlie Collins | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
  10. "Metropolitan Police | Appearances | Charlie Collins | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
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  14. "Kettering 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
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  16. "Tamworth 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2012.