Jock Collier

Jock Collier
Personal information
Full nameJohn C. Collier
Date of birth1 February 1897
Place of birthDysart, Scotland
Date of death1940 (aged 4243)
Place of deathKingston upon Hull, England
Playing positionRight half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Victoria Hawthorn?(?)
Denbeath Star?(?)
Inverkeithing United?(?)
Raith Rovers?(?)
1920–1925Hull City168(0)
1926–1927Queens Park Rangers36(1)
1928York City2(0)
Teams managed
1928–1930York City
1933–1937York City
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

John C. "Jock" Collier (1 February 1897–1940) was a Scottish footballer and manager.

Career

Born in Dysart, Fife, Collier played for Inverkeithing Juniors and had trials for the Scottish Junior international team. He signed for Raith Rovers and eventually signed for Hull City in 1920. He captained Hull for a couple of seasons, before moving to Queens Park Rangers in 1926.[1]

He joined York City as player-manager, but broke an ankle and retired from playing. He managed the club as they entered the Football League, but after their first season in the league he left the club to become a publican.[1]

Collier was re-appointed as manager in May 1933. He announced his retirement from football in March 1937, and went into a business partnership with one of his brothers in Scotland. He died in Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, in 1940, at the age of 43.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Batters, Dave (1990). York City: A Complete Record 1922–1990. The Breedon Books Publishing Company Limited. p. 123. ISBN 0-907969-69-0.

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