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Bobby Collins

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,275
in Other Football and Sports
http://m.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/leeds-united-legend-bobby-collins-82-dies-1-6370602

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  • LenGlover
    LenGlover Posts: 31,671
    Saw him at The Valley alongside Bremner. Class player.

    RIP
  • BIG_ROB
    BIG_ROB Posts: 5,274
    RIP
  • McCartney
    McCartney Posts: 390
    Blimey he was 83. Remember seeing him play for Oldham against us in the early 70's.
    RIP
  • fossdeneboy
    fossdeneboy Posts: 403
    RIP Bobby Collins another great name from my football memories . A very tough skillfull inside forwood & about 5ft 4 inches tall .Always gave 100% on the pitch.
  • Mortimerician
    Mortimerician Posts: 5,222
    Pocket battleship. I recall reading some of the things Jack a charlton's said of him, and how he drove the character of Revvie's Leeds.
  • Richard J
    Richard J Posts: 8,034
    RIP
  • uie2
    uie2 Posts: 4,596
    RIP
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,053
    McCartney said:

    Blimey he was 83. Remember seeing him play for Oldham against us in the early 70's.
    RIP

    Are you sure ?

    It would have been 1972 or 1973 probably & he would have been 42 or 43.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,838
    RIP. Great player
  • Lincsaddick
    Lincsaddick Posts: 32,381
    Him, Bremner and Giles, possibly the shortest and dirtiest midfield in history .. R I P

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  • lolwray
    lolwray Posts: 4,911
    dirty player but cd play a bit s
  • clive
    clive Posts: 19,518
    Covered End said:

    McCartney said:

    Blimey he was 83. Remember seeing him play for Oldham against us in the early 70's.
    RIP

    Are you sure ?

    It would have been 1972 or 1973 probably & he would have been 42 or 43.
    He may of played in the game where Peter Hunt scored a goal when the ball hit the adverts behind the goal and the ref gave us a goal it was against Oldham in the early 70's.
  • Miserableoldgit
    Miserableoldgit Posts: 21,458
    edited January 2014
    clive said:



    Covered End said:

    McCartney said:

    Blimey he was 83. Remember seeing him play for Oldham against us in the early 70's.
    RIP

    Are you sure ?

    It would have been 1972 or 1973 probably & he would have been 42 or 43.
    He may of played in the game where Peter Hunt scored a goal when the ball hit the adverts behind the goal and the ref gave us a goal it was against Oldham in the early 70's.
    Think you're right Clive.
    4-2, on 21st October, 1972, Oldham number 10 was Collins.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,384
    I think he played for Leeds in the 1960s. I think he was part of the side that got Leeds out of Division 2 in 1965. He had previously played for Celtic and Everton. Good, competitive midfield player and good passer of the ball.
  • Covered End
    Covered End Posts: 52,053
    Miserableoldgit said:

    clive said:



    Covered End said:

    McCartney said:

    Blimey he was 83. Remember seeing him play for Oldham against us in the early 70's.
    RIP

    Are you sure ?

    It would have been 1972 or 1973 probably & he would have been 42 or 43.
    He may of played in the game where Peter Hunt scored a goal when the ball hit the adverts behind the goal and the ref gave us a goal it was against Oldham in the early 70's.
    Think you're right Clive.
    4-2, on 21st October, 1972, Oldham number 10 was Collins.
    I was there & remember the game well (ish).

    So it would seem like he was 40 (plus) when he played us.
  • thai malaysia addick
    thai malaysia addick Posts: 18,384
    Covered End said:

    Miserableoldgit said:

    clive said:



    Covered End said:

    McCartney said:

    Blimey he was 83. Remember seeing him play for Oldham against us in the early 70's.
    RIP

    Are you sure ?

    It would have been 1972 or 1973 probably & he would have been 42 or 43.
    He may of played in the game where Peter Hunt scored a goal when the ball hit the adverts behind the goal and the ref gave us a goal it was against Oldham in the early 70's.
    Think you're right Clive.
    4-2, on 21st October, 1972, Oldham number 10 was Collins.
    I was there & remember the game well (ish).

    So it would seem like he was 40 (plus) when he played us.
    I remember the game well enough too, but I don't recall a veteran Bobby Collins playing, to be honest. However, Wikipedia says that he made 7 appearances for Oldham in 1972-73 before playing the following season for Shamrock Rovers.

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