Wayne Collins (footballer)

Wayne Collins (born 4 March 1969) is an English football midfielder.

Wayne Collins
Personal information
Full name Wayne Anthony Collins
Date of birth (1969-03-04) 4 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1993 Winsford United
1993–1996 Crewe Alexandra 117 (15)
1996–1998 Sheffield Wednesday 31 (6)
1998–2001 Fulham 60 (4)
2001–2003 Crewe Alexandra 20 (1)
2003–2004 Stockport County 2 (0)
Total 230 (26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Crewe Alexandra

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Collins began his career at Crewe Alexandra and made 117 league appearances.

Sheffield Wednesday

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Collins signed for Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday in August 1996. He went on to score 6 goals in 31 league appearances for the club, before being sold to Fulham, then in the third tier of English football, in January 1998.

Fulham

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At Fulham Collins helped them to two promotions. He made five league appearances during Fulham's 2000/01 season after which they were promoted to the Premier League.[1]

Later career

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In Summer 2001 Collins returned to Crewe Alexandra, where he scored once against Manchester City,[2] and also had a spell at Stockport County.

References

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  1. ^ "Games played by Wayne Collins in 2000/2001". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  2. ^ "Man City 5-2 Crewe". BBC. 25 August 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2016.