Jamie Collins (footballer, born 1984)

This article is about the Sutton United defender. For other footballers, see James Collins.
Jamie Collins

Collins playing for Forest Green Rovers in 2012
Personal information
Full name James Edward Collins
Date of birth (1984-09-28) 28 September 1984
Place of birth Barking, London, England
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Midfielder, Defender[1]
Club information
Current team
 Sutton United
Youth career
Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2005 Watford 0 (0)
2005–2009 Havant & Waterlooville
2009 Hampton & Richmond Borough
2009–2011 Newport County
2011–2012 Aldershot Town 25 (0)
2012–2013 Forest Green Rovers 33 (3)
2013–2015 Eastleigh 52 (5)
2015– Sutton United 69 (12)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:05, 27 November 2016 (UTC).


James Edward "Jamie" Collins (born 28 September 1984) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for and captains National League club Sutton United.

Career

Collins began his youth career as a scholar at Watford, signing a professional contract with the club in June 2004.[1] However, he failed to impress and was released the following February. Collins joined Havant & Waterlooville F.C. for the rest of the season, quickly impressing the fans[2] and signing a full contract with the club in May 2005. Collins went on to play four seasons with The Hawks, becoming a first team regular and being rewarded with the captaincy for the 2007–08 season.[2] In his first season as captain, Havant made a memorable run in the FA Cup, knocking out Football League sides Notts County and Swansea City to earn a fourth round tie away at Liverpool, in which they twice took the lead before losing 5–2.

After a disappointing 2008–09 campaign, Collins joined division rivals Hampton & Richmond Borough for an undisclosed fee. He spent just three months at the club before being signed by Newport County manager Dean Holdsworth, where he went on to be a key player in the 2009–10 season, as Newport won the Conference South title with a record 103 points.[3]

In January 2011 Holdsworth became manager of League Two side Aldershot Town, and Collins followed his former boss five months later, signing on a free transfer at the end of the 2010–11 season.[4]

On January transfer window deadline day on 31 January 2012, Collins signed for Forest Green Rovers on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee.[5] Collins made his Forest Green debut on 18 February 2012 in a home win against Gateshead.[6] In July 2012, Collins signed an extension to his contract at Forest Green which would see him stay at The New Lawn until the end of the 2013–14 season.[7]

In May 2013, Collins and Forest Green agreed to the mutual termination of his contract and he moved to Eastleigh.[8]

After being released by Eastleigh, Collins signed for Sutton United at the start of 2015, making 19 league appearances in the second half of the 2014–15 season and scoring his first goal for the club in a 2–1 victory against Basingstoke Town on 11 April 2015.[9] Collins was appointed captain for the 2015–16 season, making 29 full and two substitute league appearances for the U's and scoring a further five goals, leading them to winning the National League South title.[10]

Remaining as Sutton captain for the 2016–17 season, Collins scored his first goal in the National League when he headed in a corner in a 3–1 victory against Lincoln City at Sincil Bank on 13 August 2016, helping Sutton to earn their first win in English football's fifth tier in 16 years.[11] Sutton supporters unofficially voted Collins player of the month for September 2016[12] and again (now officially as a re-instituted award) for October 2016.

Personal life

Before signing a professional contract with Aldershot, Collins worked as a primary school teacher.[13] He has also worked as a football coach, and received an FA level 3 coaching badge during his time at Watford.[1]

Honours

Sutton United

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Aldershot Town profile". Aldershot Town F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  2. 1 2 "Havant & Waterlooville profile". Havant & Waterlooville F.C. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "Dean Holdsworth offers Newport County duo new deals". BBC Sport. 28 April 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  4. ↑ "Aldershot Town sign Jamie Collins and Ross Worner". BBC Sport. 2 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers land Aldershot Town's Jamie Collins". BBC Sport. 31 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Forest Green 2–1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 18 February 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  7. ↑ "Forest Green Rovers hand Jamie Collins a contract extension". BBC Sport. 17 July 2012.
  8. ↑ "Forest Green's Collins joins Eastleigh". Stroud Life. 20 May 2013.
  9. ↑ http://www.suttonunited.net/matchreport.html?id=1071
  10. ↑ http://www.suttonunited.net/firstteam_stats_1516.html
  11. ↑ "Lincoln City 1 Sutton United 3". BBC. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  12. ↑ http://suttonunited.proboards.com/thread/7796/september-player-month
  13. ↑ Hassan, Nabil (24 January 2008). "Who are Havant & Waterlooville?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2011.
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