Charlie John Collins (born 22 November 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a striker; he last played for Metropolitan Police. He began his career with Milton Keynes Dons.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charlie John Collins | ||
| Date of birth | 22 November 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, England | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Milton Keynes Dons | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Kettering Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Aldershot Town (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Tamworth (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2012 | → Tamworth (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2013–2018 | Metropolitan Police | 156 | (38) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career edit
Born in Hammersmith, London,[1] Collins made his debut for Milton Keynes Dons on 1 May 2010 in the League One clash with Brighton & Hove Albion at the Stadium:mk which ended in 0–0 draw.
On 8 November 2011, Collins featured as a trialist in a match for Forest Green Rovers reserves against Crawley Town.[2]
On 13 January 2012, it was announced that Collins would be joining Aldershot Town on a one-month loan deal.[3]
In March 2012 he joined Tamworth on loan, along with teammate George Baldock.[4] He made his debut in a 1–1 league draw against Gateshead and completed the full match.[5]
He was released by the Milton Keynes Dons on 29 December 2012 after the expiration of a six-month contract extension.[6] On 2 February 2013, he joined Metropolitan Police.[7] The 2013-14 season saw Collins make 39 league appearances for Metropolitan Police, scoring eight goals,[8] and he improved upon this tally the following season, scoring eleven goals in 41 appearances.[9] He made a further 76 league appearances over the following two seasons for the club, scoring nineteen league goals, but left abrupbtly in September 2018.[10]
Career statistics edit
- As of match played 28 April 2012.
| Club | Season | League[A] | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[B] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milton Keynes Dons | 2009–10[11] | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010–11[12] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2011–12[13] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Kettering Town (loan) | 2010–11[14] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Aldershot Town (loan) | 2011–12[15] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tamworth (loan) | 2011–12[16] | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Career totals | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
- A. ^ The "League" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League and Conference National.
- B. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League Trophy.
References edit
- ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2012). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013 (43rd ed.). London: Headline. p. 498. ISBN 978-0-7553-6356-8.
- ^ "Day makes successful return". crawleytownfc.com. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2011.
- ^ "Aldershot recruit MK Dons forward Charlie Collins on loan". BBC Sport. 13 January 2012. Retrieved 13 January 2012.
- ^ "Lambs add Dons pair". NonLeagueDaily.com. 23 March 2012. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ^ "Tamworth 1–1 Gateshead". BBC Sport. 24 March 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
- ^ "Dons release young trio". 29 December 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Bourne and Tyrell leave as three come in". 2 February 2013. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 14 May 2013.
- ^ "Metropolitan Police | Appearances | Charlie Collins | 2013-2014 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Metropolitan Police | Appearances | Charlie Collins | 2014-2015 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "Metropolitan Police | Appearances | Charlie Collins | 2017-2018 | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
- ^ "MK Dons 2009/2010 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "MK Dons 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "MK Dons 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Kettering 2010/2011 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Aldershot 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 20 March 2012.
- ^ "Tamworth 2011/2012 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 28 March 2012.
External links edit
- Charlie Collins at Soccerbase
