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Alan Collier
Personal information
Full name Alan Stanley Collier [1]
Date of birth (1938-03-24) 24 March 1938 (age 86) [2]
Place of birth Markyate, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
Luton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps ( Gls)
1955–1961 Luton Town 10 (0)
1961–1965 Chelmsford City
1965–1970 Bedford Town
1967Chelmsford City (loan)
1970 Chelmsford City
Folkestone
Stevenage Athletic
International career
England schoolboys
1955–1956 England youth 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Stanley Collier (born 24 March 1938) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Club career

In 1955, Collier signed professional terms at Luton Town, after playing for the club at youth level. [1] Over the course of six years, Collier made 13 appearances for Luton, ten coming in the Football League, before departing the club in 1961, joining Chelmsford City. [3] Collier played for Chelmsford for four years, before joining Bedford Town in 1965. After four years at Bedford, making 206 appearances in all competitions, Collier rejoined Chelmsford for a third spell in the summer of 1970, after having a short loan stint back at the club in 1967. [4] [5] Collier's third stint at Chelmsford was short lived, joining Folkestone in 1970. Collier later played for Stevenage Athletic. [4]

International career

Collier represented England at schoolboy and youth level, making four appearances for England youth between 1955 and 1956. [1] [6]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Alan Collier". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Alan Collier". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 15 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Alan Collier". Hatters' Heritage. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Best Years Players C-E". Bedford Old Eagles. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  5. ^ "Watling looking for break", Evening Post, 23 December 1967, p. 26
  6. ^ "Match Results Under 18". England Football Online. Retrieved 5 January 2024.