John Lindsay Collins is a retired Welsh

Wales

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 professional footballer

Football (soccer)

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 who played for Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur F.C.

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, Portsmouth

Portsmouth F.C.

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, Dallas Tornado

Dallas Tornado

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, Halifax Town, Sheffield Wednesday

Sheffield Wednesday F.C.

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, Barnsley

Barnsley F.C.

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, Kidderminster Harriers

Kidderminster Harriers F.C.

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 and represented Wales

Wales national football team

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 at schoolboy and seven occasions at Under–23 level.

Playing career

Collins began his career as an apprentice with Tottenham Hotspur in March 1966. The full back played two first class matches for the Spurs. He signed for Portsmouth in May 1971 and went on to compete in 74 matches. After leaving Fratton Park

Fratton Park

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, Collins joined the North American Soccer League

North American Soccer League

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 team Dallas Tornado

Dallas Tornado

Dallas Tornado were a soccer team based in Dallas that played in the NASL. They played from 1967 to 1981. Their home fields were Cotton Bowl , P.C. Cobb Stadium , Franklin Field , Texas Stadium and Ownby Stadium on the SMU campus...

 in 1974 and featured in 18 matches and scored one goal. Collins was transferred to Halifax Town in August 1974 and featured in a further 82 games and scored one goal. He had a spell with Sheffield Wednesday where he notched up seven appearances in 1976 before signing for Barnsley in December 1976. Between 1976–79 he played 130 matches for the Yorkshire

Yorkshire

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 club and netted one goal. Collins ended his senior career at Kidderminster Harriers.

External links

• Collins' fact file