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]

Elvet Collins
Personal information
Full name William Elvet Collins[1]
Date of birth (1902-10-16)16 October 1902
Place of birth Bedwellty, Wales
Date of death 1977[2]
Place of death Newport, Wales
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[3]
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
International career
1930 Wales 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He also gained one cap for Wales in his career, playing 1 match on 25 October 1930 against Scotland,[4] 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.[5]

See also

References
  1. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Breedon Books. p. 41. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  2. England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1916–2007
  3. "Cardiff City". Athletic News. 24 August 1925. p. 6. Retrieved 13 November 2020 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  5. "Senior results". Welsh Football Data Archive. Archived from the original on 8 January 2017. Retrieved 7 January 2017.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.