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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(2007-00-00) (aged 82–83)
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)
Teams managed
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]

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