Jason Collins (field hockey)

Jason Collins

Personal information
Born	May 1977 Worthing, England
Playing position	Defender
Senior career
Years	Team
1993–2000	East Grinstead
2001–2005	Guildford
2007–2017	Chichester
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
	GB & England
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing   England European Championship 2003 Barcelona Team

Jason Matthew Collins (born May 1977) ^{[1] [2]} is a British former field hockey player who played for GB and England.

Biography

Collins was born in Worthing, England, and educated at Littlehampton Community School. ^[3]

He was the captain of Horsham Colts and his Littlehampton School team and won a place on the Sussex representative junior squad in 1991. ^[4] After a spell with Worthing Hockey Club ^[5] he played club hockey for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League from 1993. ^{[6] [7]}

Collins joined Guildford in 2001 and in October 2001 he was selected for his England debut during the international series against South Africa. ^[8] Still at Guildford, Collins represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where he helped England finish in fifth position. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

After the 2005 season Collins retired from international hockey and later joined Chichester for the 2007/08 season as a player coach. ^[12]

References

1. "Jason Matthew Collins". Companies House. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
2. "Jason Collins". ESL Regulatory Consulting. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
3. "Roll of honour" . Littlehampton Gazette. 13 December 1996. Retrieved 28 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
4. "Handy Warm Up" . West Sussex County Times. 25 January 1991. Retrieved 28 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Hockey" . Worthing Herald. 12 February 1993. Retrieved 28 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "Grinstead are Knock-out" . East Grinstead Observer. 24 January 1996. Retrieved 28 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
7. "Newsom glad he stayed!". The Argus. 2 March 1999. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
8. "jason in for England" . Littlehampton Gazette. 4 October 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
9. "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
10. "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
11. "Parnham in latest squad" . Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
12. "Hockey: Grinstead get a lift". The Argus. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2025.