Bobby Collins (1962-1967)

League

FA Cup

League Cup

Europe

Position: Midfielder | DOB: 16/02/1931 | Apps: 168 | Goals: 26
Debut: 10/03/1962 - Swansea Town (H)

Pos: Midfielder | DOB: 16/02/1931
Apps: 168 | Goals: 26
Debut: 10/03/1962 - Swansea Town (H)

Bobby Collins features at number 21 in our 100 Greatest Leeds players ever.

Small in stature, but huge in standing amongst United's galaxy of greats, Collins was the platform on which manager Don Revie launched his great sides. Revie paid ????25,000 to Everton in March 1962 for the 31 year old former Scottish international, who went on to lift a mediocre club out of the depths of Division Two to one of the most successful in Europe. He captained Leeds to the Second Division title in 1963-64 and the following season was voted footballer of the year as Leeds came close to a League and Cup double. He was capped 31 times for Scottland.

	Spells
Signed From		Type	Joined	Left For		Left
	Glasgow Schools	Apprentice	Jun 1971		Nottingham Forest	Jun 1979
	Nottingham Forest	Permanent	Jul 1981		Sunderland	Jun 1985

	Player Record	Apps	Start	(Sub)	Unused Sub	Goals
League		150	150	(0)	0	24
FA Cup		13	13	(0)	0	1
League Cup		2	2	(0)	0	1
Europe		3	3	(0)	0	0
TOTAL		168	168	(0)	0	26

Season by Season

Apps

Start

(Sub)

Unused Sub

Goals

1971-1972

(0)

Europe

(0)

1972-1973

(2)

League	4	3	(1)	1	1
FA Cup	0	0	(0)	1	0
Europe	2	1	(1)	4	0

1973-1974

(5)

1974-1975

(1)

1975-1976

(0)

League	42	42	(0)	2
FA Cup	2	2	(0)	0
League Cup	2	2	(0)	0

1976-1977

(0)

League	41	41	(0)	3
FA Cup	5	5	(0)	0
League Cup	1	1	(0)	0

1977-1978

(1)

League	41	40	(1)	1	3
FA Cup	1	1	(0)	0	1
League Cup	6	6	(0)	0	2

1978-1979

(0)

League	40	40	(0)	6
FA Cup	3	3	(0)	2
League Cup	8	8	(0)	2

1979-1980

(0)

League

(0)

1981-1982

(1)

League	37	36	(1)	1
FA Cup	2	2	(0)	0
League Cup	2	2	(0)	0

1982-1983

(0)

League	42	42	(0)	5
FA Cup	3	3	(0)	0
League Cup	3	3	(0)	0

1983-1984

(0)

League	24	24	(0)	4
FA Cup	1	1	(0)	0
League Cup	4	4	(0)	0

1984-1985

(0)

League	39	39	(0)	1
FA Cup	1	1	(0)	0
League Cup	3	3	(0)	0

Appearances		Date	Score	Match Events
Swansea City Division Two	H	10/03/1962	2 : 0 (W)
Southampton Division Two	A	17/03/1962	1 : 4 (L)
Luton Town Division Two	H	24/03/1962	2 : 1 (W)
Leyton Orient Division Two	A	31/03/1962	0 : 0 (D)
Middlesbrough Division Two	H	07/04/1962	2 : 0 (W)
Preston North End Division Two	A	09/04/1962	1 : 1 (D)
Walsall Division Two	A	14/04/1962	1 : 1 (D)
Bury Division Two	A	20/04/1962	1 : 1 (D)
Derby County Division Two	H	21/04/1962	0 : 0 (D)
Bury Division Two	H	24/04/1962	0 : 0 (D)
Newcastle United Division Two	A	28/04/1962	3 : 0 (W)
Stoke City Division Two	A	18/08/1962	1 : 0 (W)
Rotherham United Division Two	H	22/08/1962	3 : 4 (L)
Sunderland Division Two	H	25/08/1962	1 : 0 (W)
Rotherham United Division Two	A	28/08/1962	1 : 2 (L)
Huddersfield Town Division Two	A	01/09/1962	1 : 1 (D)
Bury Division Two	H	05/09/1962	1 : 2 (L)
Swansea City Division Two	A	08/09/1962	2 : 0 (W)
Chelsea Division Two	H	15/09/1962	2 : 0 (W)
Bury Division Two	A	18/09/1962	1 : 3 (L)
Luton Town Division Two	A	22/09/1962	2 : 2 (D)
Southampton Division Two	H	29/09/1962	1 : 1 (D)
Middlesbrough Division Two	H	06/10/1962	2 : 3 (L)
Derby County Division Two	A	13/10/1962	0 : 0 (D)
Newcastle United Division Two	H	20/10/1962	1 : 0 (W)
Walsall Division Two	A	27/10/1962	1 : 1 (D)
Norwich City Division Two	H	03/11/1962	3 : 0 (W)
Grimsby Town Division Two	A	10/11/1962	1 : 1 (D)
Plymouth Argyle Division Two	H	17/11/1962	6 : 1 (W)
Preston North End Division Two	A	24/11/1962	1 : 4 (L)
Portsmouth Division Two	H	01/12/1962	3 : 3 (D)
Cardiff City Division Two	A	08/12/1962	0 : 0 (D)
Stoke City Division Two	H	15/12/1962	3 : 1 (W)
Derby County Division Two	H	02/03/1963	3 : 1 (W)
Stoke City FA Cup 3rd Round	H	06/03/1963	3 : 1 (W)
Newcastle United Division Two	A	09/03/1963	1 : 1 (D)
Walsall Division Two	H	13/03/1963	3 : 0 (W)
Middlesbrough FA Cup 4th Round	A	16/03/1963	2 : 0 (W)
Nottingham Forest FA Cup 5th Round	A	19/03/1963	0 : 3 (L)
Norwich City Division Two	A	22/03/1963	2 : 3 (L)
Grimsby Town Division Two	H	30/03/1963	3 : 0 (W)
Scunthorpe United Division Two	H	03/04/1963	1 : 0 (W)
Plymouth Argyle Division Two	A	06/04/1963	1 : 3 (L)
Preston North End Division Two	H	13/04/1963	4 : 1 (W)
Charlton Athletic Division Two	A	15/04/1963	2 : 1 (W)
Charlton Athletic Division Two	H	16/04/1963	4 : 1 (W)
Portsmouth Division Two	A	20/04/1963	0 : 3 (L)
Scunthorpe United Division Two	A	23/04/1963	2 : 0 (W)
Cardiff City Division Two	H	27/04/1963	3 : 0 (W)
Chelsea Division Two	A	30/04/1963	2 : 2 (D)
Luton Town Division Two	H	04/05/1963	3 : 0 (W)
Middlesbrough Division Two	A	06/05/1963	1 : 2 (L)
Huddersfield Town Division Two	H	11/05/1963	0 : 1 (L)
Southampton Division Two	A	15/05/1963	1 : 3 (L)
Swansea City Division Two	H	18/05/1963	5 : 0 (W)
Rotherham United Division Two	H	28/08/1963	1 : 0 (W)
Bury Division Two	H	31/08/1963	3 : 0 (W)
Rotherham United Division Two	A	03/09/1963	2 : 2 (D)
Portsmouth Division Two	H	11/09/1963	3 : 1 (W)
Swindon Town Division Two	H	14/09/1963	0 : 0 (D)
Portsmouth Division Two	A	18/09/1963	1 : 1 (D)
Cardiff City Division Two	A	21/09/1963	0 : 0 (D)
Mansfield Town League Cup 2nd Round	H	25/09/1963	5 : 1 (W)
Norwich City Division Two	H	28/09/1963	4 : 2 (W)
Northampton Town Division Two	A	01/10/1963	3 : 0 (W)
Scunthorpe United Division Two	A	05/10/1963	1 : 0 (W)
Middlesbrough Division Two	H	09/10/1963	2 : 0 (W)
Huddersfield Town Division Two	A	12/10/1963	2 : 0 (W)
Derby County Division Two	H	19/10/1963	2 : 2 (D)
Southampton Division Two	A	26/10/1963	4 : 1 (W)
Charlton Athletic Division Two	H	02/11/1963	1 : 1 (D)
Grimsby Town Division Two	A	09/11/1963	2 : 0 (W)
Preston North End Division Two	H	16/11/1963	1 : 1 (D)
Leyton Orient Division Two	A	23/11/1963	2 : 0 (W)
Swansea City Division Two	H	30/11/1963	2 : 1 (W)
Plymouth Argyle Division Two	A	07/12/1963	1 : 0 (W)
Northampton Town Division Two	H	14/12/1963	0 : 0 (D)
Bury Division Two	A	21/12/1963	2 : 1 (W)
Sunderland Division Two	H	26/12/1963	1 : 1 (D)
Sunderland Division Two	A	28/12/1963	0 : 2 (L)
Manchester City Division Two	H	11/01/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Swindon Town Division Two	A	18/01/1964	2 : 2 (D)
Everton FA Cup 4th Round	H	25/01/1964	1 : 1 (D)
Everton FA Cup 4th Round Replay	A	28/01/1964	0 : 2 (L)
Cardiff City Division Two	H	01/02/1964	1 : 1 (D)
Norwich City Division Two	A	08/02/1964	2 : 2 (D)
Scunthorpe United Division Two	H	15/02/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Huddersfield Town Division Two	H	22/02/1964	1 : 1 (D)
Preston North End Division Two	A	03/03/1964	0 : 2 (L)
Southampton Division Two	H	07/03/1964	3 : 1 (W)
Middlesbrough Division Two	A	14/03/1964	3 : 1 (W)
Grimsby Town Division Two	H	21/03/1964	3 : 1 (W)
Newcastle United Division Two	A	27/03/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Derby County Division Two	A	28/03/1964	1 : 1 (D)
Newcastle United Division Two	H	30/03/1964	2 : 1 (W)
Leyton Orient Division Two	H	04/04/1964	2 : 1 (W)
Swansea City Division Two	A	11/04/1964	3 : 0 (W)
Plymouth Argyle Division Two	H	18/04/1964	1 : 1 (D)
Charlton Athletic Division Two	A	25/04/1964	2 : 0 (W)
Aston Villa Division One	A	22/08/1964	2 : 1 (W)
Liverpool Division One	H	26/08/1964	4 : 2 (W)
Liverpool Division One	A	02/09/1964	1 : 2 (L)
Sunderland Division One	A	05/09/1964	3 : 3 (D)
Blackpool Division One	A	07/09/1964	0 : 4 (L)
Leicester City Division One	H	12/09/1964	3 : 2 (W)
Blackpool Division One	H	16/09/1964	3 : 0 (W)
Chelsea Division One	A	19/09/1964	0 : 2 (L)
Nottingham Forest Division One	H	26/09/1964	1 : 2 (L)
Fulham Division One	H	30/09/1964	2 : 2 (D)
Stoke City Division One	A	10/10/1964	3 : 2 (W)
Aston Villa League Cup 3rd Round	H	14/10/1964	2 : 3 (L)
Tottenham Hotspur Division One	H	17/10/1964	3 : 1 (W)
Burnley Division One	A	24/10/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Sheffield United Division One	H	31/10/1964	4 : 1 (W)
Everton Division One	A	07/11/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Arsenal Division One	H	11/11/1964	3 : 1 (W)
Birmingham City Division One	H	14/11/1964	4 : 1 (W)
West Ham United Division One	A	21/11/1964	1 : 3 (L)
West Bromwich Albion Division One	H	28/11/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Manchester United Division One	A	05/12/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Aston Villa Division One	H	12/12/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Wolverhampton Wanderers Division One	A	19/12/1964	1 : 0 (W)
Blackburn Rovers Division One	H	26/12/1964	1 : 1 (D)
Blackburn Rovers Division One	A	28/12/1964	2 : 0 (W)
Sunderland Division One	H	02/01/1965	2 : 1 (W)
Southport FA Cup 3rd Round	H	09/01/1965	3 : 0 (W)
Leicester City Division One	A	16/01/1965	2 : 2 (D)
Chelsea Division One	H	23/01/1965	2 : 2 (D)
Everton FA Cup 4th Round	H	30/01/1965	1 : 1 (D)
Everton FA Cup 4th Round Replay	A	02/02/1965	2 : 1 (W)
Nottingham Forest Division One	A	06/02/1965	0 : 0 (D)
Arsenal Division One	A	13/02/1965	2 : 1 (W)
Shrewsbury Town FA Cup 5th Round	H	20/02/1965	2 : 0 (W)
Tottenham Hotspur Division One	A	27/02/1965	0 : 0 (D)
Crystal Palace FA Cup Quarter Final	A	10/03/1965	3 : 0 (W)
Fulham Division One	A	13/03/1965	2 : 2 (D)
Burnley Division One	H	15/03/1965	5 : 1 (W)
Everton Division One	H	20/03/1965	4 : 1 (W)
Manchester United FA Cup Semi Final	N	27/03/1965	0 : 0 (D)
Manchester United FA Cup Semi Final Replay	N	31/03/1965	1 : 0 (W)
West Ham United Division One	H	03/04/1965	2 : 1 (W)
Stoke City Division One	H	05/04/1965	3 : 1 (W)
West Bromwich Albion Division One	A	12/04/1965	2 : 1 (W)
Manchester United Division One	H	17/04/1965	0 : 1 (L)
Sheffield United Division One	A	24/04/1965	3 : 0 (W)
Birmingham City Division One	A	26/04/1965	3 : 3 (D)
Liverpool FA Cup Final	N	01/05/1965	1 : 2 (L)
Sunderland Division One	H	21/08/1965	1 : 0 (W)
Aston Villa Division One	A	23/08/1965	2 : 0 (W)
Aston Villa Division One	H	01/09/1965	2 : 0 (W)
Nottingham Forest Division One	H	04/09/1965	2 : 1 (W)
Tottenham Hotspur Division One	A	08/09/1965	2 : 3 (L)
Sheffield United Division One	H	11/09/1965	2 : 2 (D)
Tottenham Hotspur Division One	H	15/09/1965	2 : 0 (W)
Leicester City Division One	A	18/09/1965	3 : 3 (D)
Blackburn Rovers Division One	H	25/09/1965	3 : 0 (W)
Torino Inter Cities Fairs Cup 1st Round 1st Leg	H	29/09/1965	2 : 1 (W)
Torino Inter Cities Fairs Cup 1st Round 2nd Leg	A	06/10/1965	0 : 0 (D)
Manchester United Division One	A	19/05/1966	1 : 1 (D)
Tottenham Hotspur Division One	A	20/08/1966	1 : 3 (L)
West Bromwich Albion Division One	H	24/08/1966	2 : 1 (W)
Nottingham Forest Division One	H	10/09/1966	1 : 1 (D)
Sheffield Wednesday Division One	A	03/12/1966	0 : 0 (D)
Blackpool Division One	H	10/12/1966	1 : 1 (D)
Tottenham Hotspur Division One	H	17/12/1966	3 : 2 (W)
Newcastle United Division One	A	24/12/1966	2 : 1 (W)
Valencia Inter Cities Fairs Cup 3rd Round 1st Leg	H	18/01/1967	1 : 1 (D)
Stoke City Division One	H	11/02/1967	3 : 0 (W)

	References
	OzWhite: Player Profile for Bobby Collins
	Sheridan Dictates: Player Profile for Bobby Collins
	Leeds-Fans.org.uk: Player Profile for Bobby Collins

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