Aidan Arthur Collins (born 18 October 1986) is an English retired footballer who played as a defender. He made over 25 appearances in the Football League and the Conference National League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Aidan Arthur Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelmsford, England | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Ipswich Town | 4 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2006 | → Stockport County (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | Cambridge United | 11 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Chelmsford City | ||
| 2008–2009 | Maldon & Tiptree | ||
| Total | 23 | (1) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editCollins began his career at Ipswich and made his debut against Derby County 4–1 in May 2003.[1] He collected a winners medal when Ipswich won the FA Youth Cup in April 2005 and made four league and cup appearances for the first-team in the 2005–06 season[2] before joining Wycombe Wanderers on loan in January 2006.[3] He made five appearances for Wycombe, scoring once, and then joined Stockport County on loan in March 2006,[4] where he started two games before being recalled by Ipswich a month later.[5] He has one England U18 cap.
Collins was not offered a new contract at Ipswich at the end of the 2005–06 season and joined Cambridge United in January 2007 for one month on a non-contract basis.[6] He started three games for Cambridge and agreed a contract until the end of the 2006–07 season[7] with manager Jimmy Quinn saying, "He's a fantastic addition to the team..."[7] In March 2007, he appeared with his brother, Jordan Collins in Cambridge's club-record 7–0 win over Weymouth, the first pair of siblings to appear for the club since November 1995.[8][9] At the end of the season, he retired from the game due to injury[10] but later joined Chelmsford City F.C. in August 2007.[11] Assistant-manager Glenn Pennyfather said of him, "Aidan is a fantastic signing. He is young, strong, good in the air in both boxes and reads the game well with excellent distribution."[11]
Personal life
editCollins has an undergraduate degree from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Masters and PhD from the University of York in history. His book, 'Financial Failure in Early Modern England' has been published by Boydell and Brewer Press. [12]
Career statistics
edit- Source:[13]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ipswich Town | 2002–03 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2003–04 | First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2004–05 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | Championship | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Wycombe Wanderers (loan) | 2005–06 | League Two | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Stockport County (loan) | 2005–06 | League Two | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Cambridge United | 2006–07 | Conference National | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Honours
edit- Ipswich Town
References
edit- ^ "Games played by Aidan Collins in 2002/2003". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Games played by Aidan Collins in 2005/2006". Soccerbase. Racing Post. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Collins set for spell at Wycombe". BBC Sport. 12 January 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Stockport poised to land Collins". BBC Sport. 14 March 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Collins ends Stockport loan spell". BBC Sport. 20 April 2006. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Cambridge sign defender Collins". BBC Sport. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Collins extends stay at Cambridge". BBC Sport. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Cambridge 7-0 Weymouth". BBC Sport. 31 March 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ Bennett, Andrew (3 April 2007). "U's 7 (seven) - 0 Weymouth: In heaven, everything in fine". Cambridge United FC. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
- ^ "Castle goes". Non League Daily. 3 May 2007. Archived from the original on 9 June 2012. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Players commit to strong-looking City". Non League Daily. 2 August 2007. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 17 June 2008.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Financial Failure in Early Modern England".
- ^ "Aidan Collins profile". Soccerbase. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
- ^ "Town Win Youth Cup!". TWTD. 23 April 2005. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
External links
edit- Aidan Collins at Soccerbase
