Wayne Collins (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer}}
{{other people|Wayne Collins}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Wayne Collins
| image =
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| fullname = Wayne Anthony Collins
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|3|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = Manchester, England
| height = {{height|ft=6|in=0}}
| position = Midfielder
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1992–1993
| years2 = 1993–1996
| years3 = 1996–1998
| years4 = 1998–2001
| years5 = 2001–2003
| years6 = 2003–2004
| clubs1 = Winsford United
| clubs2 = Crewe Alexandra
| clubs3 = Sheffield Wednesday
| clubs4 = Fulham
| clubs5 = Crewe Alexandra
| clubs6 = Stockport County
| caps1 =
| caps2 = 117
| caps3 = 31
| caps4 = 60
| caps5 = 20
| caps6 = 2
| goals1 =
| goals2 = 15
| goals3 = 6
| goals4 = 4
| goals5 = 1
| goals6 = 0
| totalcaps = 230 | totalgoals = 26
| nationalyears1 =
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Wayne Collins (born 4 March 1969) is an English football midfielder.
Club career
=Crewe Alexandra=
Collins began his career at Crewe Alexandra and made 117 league appearances.
=Sheffield Wednesday=
Collins signed for Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday in August 1996. He went on to score 6 goals in 31 league appearances for the club, before being sold to Fulham, then in the third tier of English football, in January 1998.
=Fulham=
At Fulham Collins helped them to two promotions. He made five league appearances during Fulham's 2000/01 season after which they were promoted to the Premier League.{{Soccerbase season|1570|2000|name=Wayne Collins|accessdate=2015-10-11}}
=Later career=
In Summer 2001 Collins returned to Crewe Alexandra, where he scored once against Manchester City,{{cite web
|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/1494009.stm
|title=Man City 5-2 Crewe
|publisher=BBC
|date=25 August 2001 |accessdate=23 November 2016}} and also had a spell at Stockport County.
References
{{Reflist}}
- {{soccerbase|1570|Wayne Collins}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080408183259/http://allfootballers.com/ Since 1888... The Searchable Premiership and Football League Player Database] (subscription required)
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Premier League players
Category:Winsford United F.C. players
Category:Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Category:Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
Category:Stockport County F.C. players
Category:English Football League players
Category:Footballers from Manchester
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