Ernest Collinge

Not to be confused with Ernest Collins or Earnest Collins.

Ernest Collinge
Personal information
Full name Ernest Collinge[1]
Date of birth (1895-12-05)5 December 1895[1]
Place of birth Blackley, Manchester, England[1]
Date of death 15 December 1960(1960-12-15) (aged 65)[1]
Place of death Stoke-on-Trent, England[1]
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Half-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1921–1926 Port Vale 143 (9)
Total 143 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ernest Collinge (5 December 1895 – 15 December 1960) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for Port Vale in the 1920s. He was the elder brother of Tom Collinge.

Career

Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, and made his debut in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May, which Vale lost 5–3.[1] He scored five goals (all penalties) in 41 Second Division appearances in the 1921–22 season, and also featured again in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup.[1] He was an ever-present for the 1922–23 campaign, claiming three league goals, including one in a 2–1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.[1] He played just 19 games in the 1923–24 season, as he fractured his left leg in January, though made a speedy recover and was back in action five months later.[1] He played 32 league and cup games in the 1924–25 campaign and dislocated his right arm in February 1925.[1] His career at The Old Recreation Ground was effectively finished, and he retired at the close of the 1925–26 campaign after playing just 14 games that season.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Port Vale 1920–21 Second Division 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0
1921–22 Second Division 41 5 1 0 1 0 43 5
1922–23 Second Division 42 3 1 0 1 0 44 3
1923–24 Second Division 18 1 1 0 0 0 19 1
1924–25 Second Division 29 0 3 0 0 0 32 3
1925–26 Second Division 13 0 1 0 0 0 14 0
Total 143 9 7 0 3 0 153 12

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 63. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  2. ^ "The lure of promotion. Port Vale". Athletic News. Manchester. 13 August 1923. p. 6.
  3. ^ Ernest Collinge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)