Jock Collier

Jock Collier

Personal information
Date of birth	1 February 1897
Place of birth	Dysart,Scotland
Date of death	28 December 1940(1940-12-28)(aged 43)
Place of death	Kingston upon Hull,England
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s)	Right half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Victoria Hawthorn	?	(?)
	Denbeath Star	?	(?)
	Inverkeithing United	?	(?)
	Raith Rovers	?	(?)
1920–1925	Hull City	168	(0)
1926–1927	Queens Park Rangers	36	(1)
1928	York City	2	(0)
Managerial career
1928–1930	York City
1933–1937	York City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John C. Collier(1 February 1897 – 28 December 1940) was a Scottishfootballerandmanager.

Career

Born inDysart,Fife,Collier played forInverkeithing Juniorsand had trials for theScottish Junior international team.He signed forRaith Roversand eventually signed forHull Cityin 1920. He captained Hull for a couple of seasons, before moving toQueens Park Rangersin 1926.

He joinedYork Cityas player-manager, but broke an ankle and retired from playing. He managed the club as they entered theFootball League,but after their first season in the league he left the club to become a publican.

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 inKingston upon Hull,East Riding of Yorkshire,in 1940, at the age of 43.His brotherWilliam Collierwas also a footballer who played once forScotland.

External links

• John Collier management career statisticsatSoccerbase