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.


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