Will Collar

Will Collar

Personal information
Full name	William Guy Collar [1]
Date of birth	(1997-02-03) 3 February 1997 (age 28) [2]
Place of birth	Horsham, England
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) [3]
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Team information
Current team	Milton Keynes Dons
Number	18
Youth career
0000–2018	Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2019	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	(0)
2019–2021	Hamilton Academical	22	(1)
2021–2025	Stockport County	163	(36)
2025–	Milton Keynes Dons	0	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:59, 9 November 2024 (UTC)

Collar

William Guy Collar (born 3 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Milton Keynes Dons.

Career

Brighton & Hove Albion

Collar made his debut for Brighton on 28 August 2018, in a EFL Cup second round home tie against Southampton, playing the full match in a 1–0 defeat to their south-coast rivals. ^[4]

Hamilton Academical

In June 2019 he joined Scottish Premiership club Hamilton Academical on a permanent deal. ^[5] Mid-way through his second season with the club, Collar departed Hamilton Academical via mutual consent in February 2021. ^[6]

Stockport County

On 4 February 2021, Collar joined National League club Stockport County on a contract until the end of the season. ^[7] In May 2021 Will penned a new two-year deal with Stockport until the end of the 2022–23 season. ^[8] On 15 May 2022 Collar scored the second of the match and final goal of the season in a 2–0 win over FC Halifax Town to help Stockport secure promotion and a return to the Football League for the first time in 11 years gaining promotion as National League Champions. ^[9] Will signed a new three-year deal keeping him at Stockport until the end of the 2024–25 season. ^[10]

On 7 December 2022, Collar scored his first professional hat-trick as Stockport beat League One side Charlton Athletic 3–1 in an FA Cup second round replay at Edgeley Park. ^[11]

Collar scored 14 goals in 43 appearances in 2022, almost averaging a goal every 3 games.^{[ citation needed ]}

Collar appeared as a substitute and scored a shoot-out penalty in the League Two play-off final played at Wembley on 28 May 2023, as Stockport lost on penalties to Carlisle United. ^[12]

Collar played 20 times for Stockport in the League Two title winning season in 2023/24 scoring 4 goals, and was a key player in the record equalling run of 12 consecutive victories before suffering a hamstring injury. Having made his return in February, his season ended prematurely following a crude challenge by a Gillingham defender causing a high ankle strain.

Collar made 46 appearances for Stockport in 2024/25 including 38 league starts helping County to finish 3rd in League One - their highest finish for 30 years. He scored 9 times including the 3rd goal in their comeback at Wycombe on the last day of the season.

On 9 June 2025, Stockport announced Collar would leave the club once his contract expired. ^[13]

Milton Keynes Dons

On 30 June 2025, Collar signed for League Two club Milton Keynes Dons on a contract effective from 1 July 2025. ^[14] He made his debut for the club on 2 August 2025, the opening day of the 2025–26 season, in a 0-0 home draw with Oldham Athletic. ^[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 15 May 2025 ^[16]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Brighton & Hove Albion	2018–19 [17]	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
Hamilton Academical	2019–20 [18]	Scottish Premiership	16	1	2	0	1	0	2 [a]	0	21	1
	2020–21 [19]	Scottish Premiership	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		6	0
	Total		22	1	2	0	1	0	2	0	27	1
Stockport County	2020–21 [16]	National League	14	1	0	0	0	0	1 [b]	0	15	1
	2021–22 [16]	National League	36	9	3	0	0	0	2 [c]	2	41	11
	2022–23 [20]	League Two	41	12	4	3	0	0	1 [d]	0	46	15
	2023–24 [21]	League Two	20	4	1	0	1	0	0	0	22	4
	2024–25 [22]	League One	42	8	4	1	1	0	0	0	46	9
	Total		153	34	12	4	2	0	4	2	171	40
Milton Keynes Dons	2025–26 [23]	League Two	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			175	35	14	4	3	0	6	2	198	41

1. Appearance(s) in the Scottish Challenge Cup
2. Appearance in the National League play-offs
3. Appearance(s) in the FA Trophy
4. Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy

Honours

Stockport County

• National League: 2021–22 ^[24]
• EFL League Two: 2023–24 ^[25]

References

1. "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League". Premier League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
2. "Will Collar". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
3. "W. Collar: Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 January 2025.
4. https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/16603946 ^{[ dead link ]}
5. "Evening Express The Press and Journal combined". Press and Journal.
6. "Will Collar departs". Hamilton Academical FC. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
7. "County sign Collar". Stockport County FC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
8. "Will Collar signs new contract". Stockkport County F.C. 19 May 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
9. "Stockport County 2-0 FC Halifax Town: Hatters crowned champions, promoted to Football League". Vavel.com. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
10. "Collar pens new deal". Stockportcountyfc. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
11. "Will Collar hat-trick sends Stockport into third round". BBC Sport. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
12. "Carlisle United 1-1 Stockport County (5-4 pens): Carlisle promoted to League One". BBC Sport. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
13. "Ibou Touray and Will Collar: Stockport confirm duo to depart". BBC Sport. 9 June 2025. Retrieved 9 June 2025.
14. "DonDeal: Will Collar is a Don". Milton Keynes Dons. 30 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
15. "Milton Keynes Dons 0-0 Oldham Athletic". BBC. 2 August 2025. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
16. Will Collar at Soccerway . Retrieved 15 September 2019.
17. "Games played by Will Collar in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
18. "Games played by Will Collar in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
19. "Games played by Will Collar in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
20. "Games played by Will Collar in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2023.
21. "Games played by Will Collar in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
22. "Games played by Will Collar in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 May 2025.
23. "Games played by Will Collar in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
24. "National League: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
    "Stockport: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
25. "Join us in League One next season". 7 May 2024.