James Collins (footballer, born 1983)
{{short description|Welsh footballer}}
{{About|the Welsh defender|other footballers|James Collins (disambiguation){{!}}James Collins}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2012}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = James Collins
| image = James Collins 2023 (cropped).jpeg
| caption = Collins in 2023
| fullname = James Michael Collins{{Cite book
| editor-first = Barry J.
| editor-last = Hugman
| title = The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2009–10
| year = 2009
| publisher = Mainstream Publishing
| isbn = 978-1-84596-474-0 }}
| height = {{convert|1.88|m|ftin|order=flip|abbr=on}}{{cite web
| url = https://www.premierleague.com/players/3010/James-Collins/overview
| title = Premier League Player Profile James Collins
| author =
| date = 2015
| website = www.premierleague.com
| access-date = 26 January 2015 }}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Newport, Wales
| currentclub =
| clubnumber =
| position = Centre back
| youthyears1 = 1998–2000
| youthclubs1 = Cardiff City
| years1 = 2000–2005
| clubs1 = Cardiff City
| caps1 = 76
| goals1 = 4
| years2 = 2005–2009
| clubs2 = West Ham United
| caps2 = 65
| goals2 = 2
| years3 = 2009–2012
| clubs3 = Aston Villa
| caps3 = 108
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2012–2018
| clubs4 = West Ham United
| caps4 = 149
| goals4 = 7
| clubs5 = Ipswich Town
| years5 = 2019
| caps5 = 6
| goals5 = 0
| totalcaps = 404
| totalgoals = 19
| nationalyears1 = 2001
| nationalteam1 = Wales U19
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2002
| nationalteam2 = Wales U20
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2002–2004
| nationalteam3 = Wales U21
| nationalcaps3 = 8
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2004–2016
| nationalteam4 = Wales
| nationalcaps4 = 51
| nationalgoals4 = 3
}}
James Michael Collins (born 23 August 1983) is a Welsh former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He started his career with Cardiff City, progressing through the club's youth system before making his senior debut in 2000. He also played for two periods with West Ham.
At international level, Collins represented the Wales national football team, making his debut in 2004. He went on to win 51 caps before announcing his international retirement in 2017. Collins was included in the Great Britain Olympic football team shortlist for the London 2012 Olympics, but he did not make the final 18.
Collins announced his retirement from football in October 2020.
Early life
Collins was born in Newport and attended St Joseph's Roman Catholic High School as a teenager.{{cite web |url=http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/14554452.Parents_of_Wales__defender_James_Collins__from_Newport__cheer_him_on_in_Euro_2016/ |title=Parents of Wales defender James Collins, from Newport, cheer him on in Euros |author=Ciaran Kelly |date=14 June 2016 |access-date=8 December 2017}} He was a schoolmate of Newport County player and manager Michael Flynn, who is two years older than Collins.{{Cite web|url=https://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/sport/football/newportcounty/17850117.newport-county-unlikely-sign-ex-wales-star-james-collins/|title=Newport County unlikely to sign ex-Wales star James Collins|last=Penman|first=Andrew|date=21 August 2019|website=South Wales Argus|access-date=9 September 2019}}
Club career
=Cardiff City=
As a youngster, Collins played in the youth teams of local sides Shaftesbury and Pill before joining Cardiff City at the age of 15. He signed as a trainee in August 2000, after playing local football in his native city of Newport.{{cite web| url=https://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=23583| title=James Collins| website=www.soccerbase.com| publisher=Racing Post| access-date=19 June 2007| archive-date=27 November 2007| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071127135250/http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=23583| url-status=live}} He was one of two first-year apprentices offered a professional contract for the 2000–01 season along with Martyn Giles.{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79543039.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003655/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-79543039.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2017 |url-access=subscription |title=Unlucky break for young striker. |newspaper=South Wales Echo |date=27 October 2001 |access-date=7 December 2017 }} He made his debut for Cardiff at the age of 17 in an FA Cup match against Bristol Rovers on 19 November 2000,{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/1028250.stm |title=Cardiff 5–1 Bristol Rovers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 November 2000 |access-date=7 December 2017}} which Cardiff won 5–1, as a substitute in place of Robert Earnshaw.{{Cite book | title = The Who's Who of Cardiff City | first = Dean | last = Hayes | publisher = Breedon Books | year = 2006 | pages=40–41 | location=Derby | isbn= 1-85983-462-0}} However, a broken toe suffered soon after limited his appearances during his debut season.
In his early years with the club, Collins played as both a defender and a striker with manager Lennie Lawrence stating that "it wasn't clear whether James was a centre-half or a centre-forward" when he was appointed manager.{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-219904722.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208003718/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-219904722.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2017 |url-access=subscription |title=James Has Blossomed from Days as a Striker – Lawrence |newspaper=South Wales Echo |author=Terry Phillips |date=27 February 2010 |access-date=7 December 2017}} Collins' broke into the first-team playing as a forward, scoring in his first start for the club during a 1–1 draw with Colchester United in November 2001.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_2/1664172.stm |title=Cardiff 1–1 Colchester |work=BBC News |date=20 November 2001 |access-date=7 December 2017}} Lawrence and his coaching staff would settle on playing Collins as a defender and he went on to make 86 appearances in all competitions for Cardiff, scoring six goals. He won the Welsh Young Player of the Year award in 2005.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4307482.stm| title=Gabbidon voted top Welsh player| publisher=BBC Sport| date=4 October 2005| access-date=19 June 2007}}
=West Ham United=
Collins joined West Ham United in July 2005, along with his centre-back partner at Cardiff, Danny Gabbidon, in a £3.5 million deal for the pair as Cardiff attempted to cut their wage bill and raise money.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/west_ham_utd/4642147.stm| title=Hammers swoop for defensive trio| publisher=BBC Sport| date=5 July 2005| access-date=19 June 2007}} West Ham had previously seen a £350,000 bid for Collins rejected.{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132984410.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231509/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-132984410.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2017 |url-access=subscription |title=Football: James Is a Target Baggies On Trail of Collins; Cardiff Ace May Be Option for Robson |newspaper=Birmingham Evening Mail |author=Chris Lepkowski |date=3 June 2005 |access-date=8 December 2017}} Cardiff chairman Sam Hammam later stated that club could have received a better price for Collins from other clubs but West Ham were the only team to place a bid for Gabbidon and would only complete the transfer if it included both players.{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-133826057.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231503/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-133826057.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2017 |url-access=subscription |title=Collins and Gabbidon Sale Traumatic |newspaper=South Wales Echo |author=Gavin Allen |date=6 July 2005 |access-date=8 December 2017 }}
Due to fitness problems as well as competition from more experienced players, Collins did not make his West Ham debut until the League Cup tie against Sheffield Wednesday on 20 September 2005, which West Ham won 4–2.{{cite web | url=http://www.11v11.com/matches/sheffield-wednesday-v-west-ham-united-20-september-2005-221038/ | title=Sheffield Wednesday v West Ham United, 20 September 2005 | publisher=Association of Football Statisticians| website=www.11v11.com | access-date=21 June 2013}} He made his Premiership debut on 29 October 2005 in a 2–0 away defeat by Liverpool.{{cite web | url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=2&ham=816&united=James_Collins | title=James Collins | website=www.westhamstats.info | access-date=21 June 2013}} He scored his first goal for West Ham in a 1–1 draw with Portsmouth on Boxing Day 2005.{{cite web| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/hampshire/content/articles/2005/12/23/pompey_westham_result.shtml| title=Pompey 1–1 West Ham| publisher=BBC Sport| date=26 December 2005| access-date=24 October 2009}} Collins ended his first Hammers season with two league goals, after scoring again in a 4–1 defeat against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in April 2006.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/4867706.stm| title=Chelsea 4–1 West Ham| publisher=BBC Sport| date=9 April 2006| access-date=24 October 2009}}
Due to injuries to new signing Matthew Upson and 2005–06 Hammer of the Year Danny Gabbidon, Collins was given the chance to form a centre-back partnership with Anton Ferdinand towards the end of the 2006–07 season.{{citation needed|date=October 2017}}
On 28 January 2008, it was announced that Collins would be out for a year after suffering severe ligament damage in a West Ham reserve game against Portsmouth.{{cite news| url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11095_3085013,00.html| title=Collins facing year on sidelines| publisher=Sky Sports News| date=28 January 2008| access-date=31 January 2008}} His injury kept him out for nine months and on 26 October 2008, Collins returned to first team action, starting in West Ham's 2–0 loss to Arsenal at Upton Park.{{cite web| url=http://www.westhamstats.info/westham.php?west=5&ham=4628&united=26_Oct_2008| title=Game played 26 October 2008| website=www.westhamstats.info| access-date=21 June 2013}}
=Aston Villa=
Collins signed a four-year contract with Aston Villa for an undisclosed fee on 1 September 2009, the last day of the transfer window.{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/8232076.stm |title=Collins completes move to Villa |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 September 2009 |access-date=2 November 2011}} On his league debut for Villa, on 13 September, he helped them keep a clean sheet in the Second City Derby against Birmingham City.{{cite web| title=Birmingham 0 – 1 Aston Villa |url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/MatchReport/0,,10412~48699,00.html |website=www.bcfc.com |access-date=5 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090923141054/http://www.bcfc.com/page/MatchReport/0%2C%2C10412~48699%2C00.html |archive-date=23 September 2009 }} His first goal for the club was the winner against Chelsea in a 2–1 victory,{{Cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8306450.stm |title=Aston Villa 2–1 Chelsea |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 October 2009 |access-date=2 November 2011}} in which he was named Man of the Match. Collins played the full ninety minutes of the League Cup Final at Wembley on 28 February 2010, which saw Aston Villa beaten 1–2 by Manchester United.{{cite news| title=Aston Villa 1 - 2 Man Utd |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/8531179.stm |website=BBC |date=28 February 2010 |access-date=28 February 2010}} Collins also played the full game when Villa returned to Wembley on 10 April 2010, in a 0–3 defeat to Chelsea in the FA Cup semi-final. In March 2011, manager Gérard Houllier fined Collins and fellow centre-back Richard Dunne two weeks' wages after what was reported as "a boozy row with club staff during a team-bonding exercise".{{cite news| url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/aston-villa-fc/2011/03/18/dunne-and-collins-are-fined-by-villa/ |title=Dunne and Collins are fined by Villa |newspaper=Express & Star |date=18 March 2011 |access-date=2 November 2011}}
=Return to West Ham United=
File:James CollinsWHU2012.jpg in 2012]]
On 1 August 2012, Collins signed for West Ham United for an undisclosed fee on a four-year contract.{{cite web| title=Hammers return for 'Ginge'| url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120731/hammers-return-for-ginge_2236884_2865700| website=www.whufc.com| date=31 July 2012| access-date=1 August 2012| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409011433/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120731/hammers-return-for-ginge_2236884_2865700| archive-date=9 April 2016| url-status=dead}} He was allocated the number 19 shirt, which he wore in his first spell with the club.{{cite book| last1=Northcutt |first1=John |last2=Marsh |first2=Steve |title=West Ham United: The Complete Record| year=2015|isbn=978-1-909245-27-3| pages=468–469|publisher=Decoubertin Books }} On 18 August 2012, Collins started alongside Winston Reid in a 1–0 home win against his former club, Aston Villa on the opening day of the 2012–13 Premier League season.{{cite news| title=West Ham 1–0 Aston Villa| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19221467| publisher=BBC Sport| access-date=19 August 2012}} He was also awarded 'Man of the Match' for his performance on his second 'debut'.{{cite web| url=http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120820/ginges-debut-delight_2236884_2894555| title=Ginge's 'debut' delight| date=20 August 2012| website=www.whufc.com| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304055202/http://www.whufc.com/articles/20120820/ginges-debut-delight_2236884_2894555| archive-date=4 March 2016| url-status=dead}} Collins first goals in his second spell with West Ham came on 5 January in an FA Cup third round tie against Manchester United. The game finished 2–2 with Collins scoring two headed goals from crosses by Joe Cole.{{cite news| title=West Ham United 2–2 Manchester United| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20863490| publisher=BBC Sport| access-date=6 January 2013}} Collins signed a two-year extension to his contract on 24 December 2015, which could keep him at the club until 2018.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/35177321 | title=James Collins: West Ham defender signs new two-year deal| publisher=BBC Sport| date=24 December 2015| access-date=24 December 2015}} On 15 August 2016, Collins scored West Ham's first Premier League goal of the season, in a 2–1 defeat against London rivals, Chelsea.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/37006707| title=Chelsea 2-1 West Ham: Costa's late strike earns Conte's first Premier League win| date=15 August 2016 |publisher=BBC Sport}}
Following the end of the 2017–18 season, it was announced that Collins' contract would not be renewed and that he would leave the club on 30 June.{{Cite web | title = West Ham: James Collins and Patrice Evra to leave this summer | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 24 May 2018 | access-date = 24 May 2018 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44239177}} Collins subsequently posted an Instagram message in which he said he was "heartbroken" by the situation.{{Cite web | title = 'Heartbroken' James Collins to leave West Ham this summer | author = Nick Lustig | work = Sky Sports | date = 23 May 2018 | access-date = 24 May 2018 | url = http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11685/11383239/heartbroken-james-collins-to-leave-west-ham-this-summer}} Collins' final appearance of his 214 games in all competitions for West Ham came in a 3–1 win against Everton on 13 May 2018, being handed the captain's armband by Mark Noble following his introduction as a late substitution.{{Cite web | title = A James Collins special, was it goodbye? - West Ham vs Everton moments missed | work = Football London | date = 14 May 2018 | access-date = 4 May 2024 | url = https://www.football.london/west-ham-united-fc/fixtures-results/james-collins-west-ham-vs-14652721}}
=Second spell at Aston Villa=
Collins had been training at Aston Villa following his release from West Ham United and impressed manager Dean Smith, being offered a five-week contract in December. However, he injured his calf in his first training session after signing the short-term deal, potentially ruling him out for its duration, leading Collins to cancel the contract.{{Cite web |title=The latest on Collins and Villa after brilliant gesture confirmed |last=Evans |first=Gregg |work=Birmingham Mail |date=20 December 2018 |access-date=15 January 2019 |url= https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/latest-james-collins-aston-villa-15583873}}{{Cite web |title=James Collins: Defender could not stay at Aston Villa after injury |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 January 2019 |access-date=15 January 2019 |url= https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46874877}}
=Ipswich Town=
On 11 January 2019, Collins joined Ipswich Town, signing a contract until the end of the season.{{cite web | url = https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2019/january/james-collins-joins-town/ | title = James Collins Joins Town | publisher = Ipswich Town Official Website | access-date = 11 January 2019 | date = 11 January 2019}} He made his debut in a 1–0 home win against Rotherham United on 12 January.{{cite web | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46766451 | title = Ipswich Town 1-0 Rotherham United | publisher = BBC Sport | access-date = 13 January 2019 | date = 12 January 2019}} He was released at the end of the 2018–19 season after making just 6 appearances for the club.{{cite news |url=https://www.itfc.co.uk/news/2019/may/town-announce-retained-list/ |title=Gerken Included in Released Blues|publisher=Ipswich Town Official Website|date=20 May 2019 |access-date=20 May 2019}}
Collins retired from football in October 2020.{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/54584269 | title=Ex-Wales and West Ham defender Collins retires | work=BBC Sport }}
International career
= Wales =
File:20151113 WAL NED Chester.jpg in 2015]]
Collins played for the Wales under-21 team on several occasions and captained them in a match against Germany U21.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/4209793.stm| title=Collins named Wales U21 captain| date=26 January 2005| publisher=BBC Sport| access-date=13 October 2007}}
In 2004, Collins accomplishment what no other player did; his debut in the Wales team against Norway had him play at every level of football in Wales from youth to senior teams.{{cite news |url=https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-127535528.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208231520/https://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-127535528.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=8 December 2017 |url-access=subscription |title=New contract for Collins |newspaper=Western Mail |date=22 January 2005 |access-date=8 December 2017}} He scored his debut goal for Wales in a 3–1 defeat to Cyprus on 13 October 2007.{{cite web|title=Cyprus comeback overwhelms Wales|url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/history/news/0254-0d7bb051c5af-7dd3462391b2-1000--cyprus-comeback-overwhelms-wales/| website=UEFA| date=14 October 2007| access-date=8 September 2012}} Ever present during 2010 World Cup qualifying, he captained Wales in the last qualifier against Liechtenstein and helped keep a clean sheet in a 2–0 win.
Collins was given his debut captain's armband for a friendly against Sweden on 3 March 2010.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_of_wales/8535949.stm |title=James Collins to captain Wales in friendly with Sweden |date=3 March 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=3 March 2010}} On 7 September 2012, in a 2014 World Cup qualifying game against Belgium, he was given a straight red card for a two-footed lunge on Guillaume Gillet, Wales went on to lose the match 2–0.{{cite news| title=Wales 0–2 Belgium| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19412708| publisher=BBC Sport| access-date=8 September 2012}} Collins was included in the Wales 23-man squad for Euro 2016.{{cite news| url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36414580| title=Euro 2016: Wales include Joe Ledley in 23-man squad for Euro 2016| publisher=BBC Sport| access-date=10 June 2020}} Having made 51 appearances for Wales, Collins announced his international retirement in November 2017.{{cite news| url=http://www.faw.cymru/en/news/james-collins-retires-international-football/| title=James Collins retires from international football| date=2 November 2017| publisher=Football Association of Wales| access-date=2 November 2017}}
= Great Britain =
Coach Stuart Pearce had Collins included in the Team GB Olympic football provisional 191-man long-list of players for the 2012 London Olympics football tournament. He did not make the final 18-man cut.{{Cite web|date=2012-03-06|title=Olympics next for recovering Bent?|url=http://www.standard.co.uk/pasportsfeeds/olympics-next-for-recovering-bent-7541472.html|access-date=2021-01-09|website=Evening Standard|language=en}}{{Cite news|title=Cleverley named in Team GB squad|language=en-GB|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/olympics/18675124|access-date=2021-01-09}}
Personal life
Collins is a redhead and is nicknamed "Ginge" and "Ginger Pelé".{{cite web | url=http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/March/26-March/Ginge-ready-for-Wales-action | title=Ginge ready for Wales action | website=www.whufc.com | access-date=26 March 2015 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402091314/http://www.whufc.com/News/Articles/2015/March/26-March/Ginge-ready-for-Wales-action | archive-date=2 April 2015 | df=dmy-all }}{{cite web | url=http://origin-www.whufc.com/articles/20140211/west-ham-united-2-0-norwich-city-ft_2236884_3664945 | title=West Ham United 2-0 Norwich City | website=www.whufc.com | access-date=26 March 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402115051/http://origin-www.whufc.com/articles/20140211/west-ham-united-2-0-norwich-city-ft_2236884_3664945 | archive-date=2 April 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all }}
Career statistics
=Club=
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=International=
{{updated|match played 5 September 2016}}{{NFT player|id=7810|name=James Collins|accessdate=30 October 2014}}
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan=13|Wales
|2004 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2006 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2010 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | |
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan=2|Total | 51 | 3 |
=International goals=
:Wales score listed first, score column indicates score after each Collins goal.
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition |
| scope=col|No.
!scope=col data-sort-type=date|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition |
|---|
| scope=row style="text-align: center"|1
|13 October 2007||GSP Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus||align=center|22||{{fb|CYP}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|1–3||UEFA Euro 2008 qualification |
| scope=row style="text-align: center"|2
|9 September 2009||Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales||align=center|31||{{fb|RUS}}||align=center|1–1||align=center|1–3||2010 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| scope=row style="text-align: center"|3
|5 March 2014||Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales||align=center|45||{{fb|ISL}}||align=center|1–0||align=center|3–1||Friendly |
Honours
Cardiff City
West Ham United
Aston Villa
References
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External links
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{{Wales squad UEFA Euro 2016}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, James}}
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