Ralph Collins

Ralph Clark Collins (16 April 1924 – March 2007)^[1] was a Scottish football player and manager.

Ralph Collins

Personal information
Full name	Ralph Clark Collins
Date of birth	16 April 1924
Place of birth	Airdrie, Scotland
Date of death	March 2007 (aged 82)
Place of death	Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–	Shettleston
1942–1948	Airdrieonians	0	(0)
1948–1949	East Stirlingshire
1949–1959	Kilmarnock	246	(1)
Managerial career
1967–1970	Airdrieonians
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Bio

He played as a defender for Airdrieonians, East Stirlingshire^[2] and Kilmarnock, making 325 appearances for the Ayrshire club.^[3][4][5] Collins captained Kilmarnock in the 1957 Scottish Cup Final.^[6]

After retiring as a player, Collins was manager of Airdrie, but resigned from that post in October 1970 due to the pressure of also working shift patterns in another job.^[4]