Doug Collins (footballer)

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Doug Collins
Personal information
Full name John Douglas Collins
Date of birth (1945-08-28) 28 August 1945 (age 77)
Place of birth Newton, Derbyshire, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1963–1968 Grimsby Town 103 (9)
1968–1976 Burnley 187 (18)
1976–1977 Plymouth Argyle 23 (2)
1977–1978 Sunderland 6 (0)
1978–1979 Tulsa Roughnecks 5 (0)
1979 Rochdale 8 (0)
Managerial career
1979 Rochdale (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Douglas Collins (born 28 August 1945) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. In 1979, he had a short spell as player-manager of Rochdale.


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