Jamie Collins (footballer, born 1984)

This article is about the Eastleigh midfielder. For other footballers, see James Collins.

Jamie Collins

150px Collins playing for Forest Green Rovers in 2012
Personal information
Full name	James Edward Collins
Date of birth	(1984-09-28) 28 September 1984
Place of birth	Barking, London, England
Height
Position(s)	Midfielder, Defender
Team information
Current team	Sutton United
Youth career
	Watford
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Watford	0	(0)
2005–2009	Havant & Waterlooville
2009	Hampton & Richmond Borough
2009–2011	Newport County
2011–2012	Aldershot Town	25	(0)
2012–2013	Forest Green Rovers	33	(3)
2013–2015	Eastleigh	52	(5)
2015–	Sutton United	29	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:43, 5 October 2015 (UTC)

James Edward "Jamie" Collins (born 28 September 1984) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a defender for National League South club Sutton United.

Career

Collins began his youth career as a scholar at Watford, signing a professional contract with the club in June 2004. However, he failed to impress and was released the following February. Collins joined Havant & Waterlooville F.C. for the rest of the season, quickly impressing the fans and signing a full contract with the club in May 2005. Collins went on to play four seasons with The Hawks, becoming a first team regular and being rewarded with the captaincy for the 2007–08 season. In his first season as captain, Havant made a memorable run in the FA Cup, knocking out Football League sides Notts County and Swansea City to earn a fourth round tie away at Liverpool, in which they twice took the lead before losing 5–2.

After a disappointing 2008–09 campaign, Collins joined division rivals Hampton & Richmond Borough for an undisclosed fee. He spent just three months at the club before being signed by Newport County manager Dean Holdsworth, where he went on to be a key player in the 2009–10 season, as Newport won the Conference South title with a record 103 points.

In January 2011 Holdsworth became manager of League Two side Aldershot Town, and Collins followed his former boss five months later, signing on a free transfer at the end of the 2010–11 season.

On January transfer window deadline day on 31 January 2012, Collins signed for Forest Green Rovers on an 18-month contract for an undisclosed fee. Collins made his Forest Green debut on 18 February 2012 in a home win against Gateshead. In July 2012, Collins signed an extension to his contract at Forest Green which would see him stay at The New Lawn until the end of the 2013–14 season.

In May 2013, Collins and Forest Green agreed to the mutual termination of his contract and he moved to Eastleigh.

Personal life

Before signing a professional contract with Aldershot, Collins worked as a primary school teacher. He has also worked as a football coach, and received an FA level 3 coaching badge during his time at Watford.

External links

• Jamie Collins career statistics at Soccerbase
• Jamie Collins at Soccerway