Jimmy Collinson
| Jimmy Collinson | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Surname | James Collinson | |
| birthday | February 8, 1876 | |
| place of birth | Prestwich , England | |
| date of death | March 1940 | |
| Place of death | Manchester , England | |
| position | Defender , half-forward | |
| Men's | ||
| Years | station | Games (goals) 1 |
| 1895-1901 | Newton Heath | 62 (16) |
| 1 Only league games are given. | ||
James "Jimmy" Collinson (born February 8, 1876 in Prestwich , † March 1940 in Manchester ) was an English football player .
Career
Collinson played in local amateur football of Manchester before moving to the 1895 Football League Second Division to Newton Heath came. On his debut, a 5-5 draw against Lincoln City , he scored a goal and was subsequently the first local player at Newton Heath who came regularly to appearances in the Football League. Although not even 170 cm tall, the extremely popular player was initially used as a defender , but was ousted in this position at the end of the 1895/96 season by the newly hired future team captain Harry Stafford and subsequently played for the reserve team.
It was not until January 1898 that he was considered again and from then on played as a half-striker , a position in which he was occasionally criticized for his stubbornness, but his outstanding shooting power benefited him. The greatest success of his time at Newton Heath was winning the Lancashire Senior Cup in 1898, when he scored both goals in Goodison Park in a 2-1 final win against Blackburn Rovers . His tenure at Newton Heath ended in 1901, a year before the club was renamed Manchester United .
After his football career, Collinson made a living as a glass blower . After losing his job due to illness in early 1940, he committed suicide shortly afterwards.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Charbel Boujaoude: Newton Heath: The Players A to Z . Octen Media, Stockton-on-Tees 2018, ISBN 978-1-909064-21-8 , pp. 23 f .
- ↑ Garth Dykes: The United Alphabet - A Complete Who's Who of Manchester United FC ACL & Polar Publishing Ltd., Leicester 1994, ISBN 0-9514862-6-8 , pp. 86 .
- ↑ "Best Step," Said Death Note . In: Manchester Evening News , March 14, 1940, p. 3. (paid link)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Collinson, Jimmy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Collinson, James (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | English soccer player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 8, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Prestwich |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 1940 |
| Place of death | Manchester |