Bobby COLLINS | 1962-1966 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)

COLLINS PES STATS | 1962-1966

electric_trigger Bobby COLLINS | 1962-1966 Club: Leeds United Number: 4 Position: *DM, CM Nationality: Scottish Age: 31-35 Foot: R Side: B Length: 160 Weight: 62 Attack: 74 Defence: 78 Balance: 78 Stamina: 84 Top Speed: 78 Acceleration: 80 Response: 94 Agility: 85 Dribble Accuracy: 84 Dribble Speed: 82 Short Pass Accuracy: 85 Short Pass Speed: 83 Long Pass Acc: 82 Long Pass Speed: 79 Shot Accuracy: 64 Shot Power: 78 Shot Technique: 64 Free Kick Accuracy: 64 Curling: 64 Header: 66 Jump: 74 Technique: 80 Aggression: 75 Mentality: 96 Keeper Skills: 50 Team Work: 94 Injury Tolerance: B Condition/Fitness: 7 Weak Foot Accuracy: 5 Weak Foot frequency: 5 *Covering *Center *Marking *Sliding *Passing *Playmaking Robert ''Bobby'' Young Collins (born 16 February 1931 in Govanhill, Scotland) was a footballer best known for his successful spells at Celtic F.C., Everton and Leeds United. Despite of being just about 160 cm (5'3'') tall, Collins was a strong, hard-working midfield player who was in the Celtic team as a 17 year old and stayed there for ten years, winning the Scottish Cup in 1951, and the Scottish cup double in 1954. He was also called up for international duty in 1950, and maintained a frequent presence in the Scottish squad in the later stages of the decade. Bobby Collins played some of his best football when he arrived at Leeds in March 1962, United were adrift at the bottom of Division Two and staring the ignominy of the Third Division starkly in the face. Five years later, as he departed for Bury, Leeds were the most feared club in England and well on their way to repeating the trick in Europe. The pocket-sized Napoleon - at his peak he stood 5ft 4in, weighed 10 stone and wore size four boots #NAME? Collins was the heart and soul, the rousing, restless, ferocious spirit that made sure the manager's game plan was translated into bloody action when the players entered the arena, the Don's enforcer. Had the Scot not been there to make the difference it is conceivable that Revie and United would have faded into obscurity, and the point was never lost on the manager. Collins was always one of his favourites and he never tired of singing his praises, saying in The Leeds United Story: Bobby Collins will always be remembered as a street fighter, a bruiser capable of starting a scrap in a telephone box, and he refused to let even the mightiest of opponents get one over on him. Rangers captain and Scotland team mate George Young was at least ten inches taller than Collins, but that did not deter Bobby, as recalled by his lifelong friend Tommy McGrotty: ''Celtic supporters just loved his skill, power and commitment and still talk about him today. One incident summed up Bobby for me. Celtic were playing Rangers in a really tight match and Bobby went into a 50-50 ball with big George Young. George was slightly off balance and ended up on the running track. You could see by the look on his face that he was not pleased, but that was Bobby: total commitment and his efforts will never be forgotten by Celtic fans.'' Jack Charlton: ''He was only a little guy … but he was a very, very strong, skilful little player. But what marked him out, and what made the difference to the Leeds sides he played in, was his commitment to winning. He was so combative, he was like a little flyweight boxer. He would kill his mother for a result! He introduced a sort of 'win at any cost' attitude into the team. Probably because we had a very young side at the time, the other players were very much influenced by his approach to the game. ''We went to stay the few days before the (1965) Cup final at a hotel near London, the Selsdon Park in Crystal Palace. I remember playing a little five-a-side game on the Friday. Norman Hunter volleyed the ball, and it hit Bobby on the face, making his nose bleed a little. It was clearly an accident, not deliberate or anything. Then the game restarted, and when Norman got the ball Bobby just flew at him. It was obvious Bobby meant to do him harm. I yelled, 'Norman!' - and he looked up and turned just as Bobby hit him in the middle with both feet. Bobby finished up on top of Norman, punching him. I yanked him off, and I had to hold him at arms' length because he started trying to whack me. 'Come on, Bobby, calm down,' I said, 'we've got a Cup final tomorrow.' But that was Bobby, you couldn't stop him when he got worked up.'' Rob Bagchi and Paul Rogerson, in The Unforgiven, described the Scot as ''a man who exhibited grit to an almost psychopathic degree … Collins knew that fear worked. If a player is intimidated, the likelihood is that he will give his opponent more time - a footballer's most precious commodity. Collins took it further than most would dare, far too far for some tastes, but it was highly effective.'' ''To an extent, the respect he had from the younger players at Leeds was based not just on his skill and his record in the game, but also on the fear factor. Whenever he instructed us to do something, we would jump. As soon as you saw his finger go up, pointing at someone, you knew that person was in trouble. In 1958 he joined Everton and then became an astute addition to the Leeds squad by manager Don Revie in 1962, helping the club avoid relegation. Leeds won promotion to the First Division in 1964, and Collins captained the side towards a potential League and FA Cup double a year later; however, Leeds missed out on the League on goal difference to Manchester United, and lost the FA Cup Final to Liverpool. Collins's efforts in Leeds achievements were recognised as he was awarded the Footballer Of The Year title in 1965. His sparkling form at Leeds also won him a recall to the Scotland squad after a 6 year absence, and he earned three more caps. His international career ended with 31 appearances and ten goals. Collins continued to skipper Leeds until 1966, when he suffered a horrific broken thighbone in a Fairs Cup tie against Torino. He briefly came back from the injury, but age and a struggle to reclaim previous form brought his Leeds career to an end. Bury signed Collins and he stayed there for two years. He joined two more clubs but did not play for either, though during a short period back in his native Scotland with Greenock Morton, he doubled up as a scout for Revie, and recommended Joe Jordan. Jordan went on to become a respected and feared striker with both Leeds and Scotland. Bobby COLLINS | 1962-1966 | PES Stats Database (Golden Era Backup)