Elvet Collins
William Elvet Collins (16 October 1902 – 1977) was a Welsh professional footballer and Wales international. Collins was spotted playing non-league football for Rhymney Town by Cardiff City, signing for the Bluebirds in 1923. He spent four years at Ninian Park but struggled to establish himself in the first-team, making 12 league appearances for the club. He left the club in 1929 to join Clapton Orient.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Elvet Collins[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 16 October 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Bedwellty, Wales | ||
| Date of death | 1977[2] | ||
| Place of death | Newport, Wales | ||
| Playing position(s) | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Rhymney Town | |||
| 1923–1927 | Cardiff City | 12 | (0) |
| 1927–1929 | Clapton Orient | ||
| Lovell's Athletic | |||
| Llanelly | |||
| 1932–? | Newport County | ||
| Llanelly | |||
| National team | |||
| 1930 | Wales | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
He also gained one cap for Wales in his career, playing 1 match on 25 October 1930 against Scotland,[3] in a match that was dubbed "Keenor and the unknowns" in reference to captain Fred Keenor and the non-league and fringe players who made up the rest of the squad after Football League clubs had refused to release their Welsh players for the tie due to a fixture clash.[4]
References
- Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
- England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
- "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
- "Senior results". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.