Thomas Collins (16 April 1882 – 30 July 1929) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Bathgate, East Fife and Tottenham Hotspur.[3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Collins | ||
| Date of birth | (1882-04-16)16 April 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Leven, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 30 July 1929(1929-07-30) (aged 47) | ||
| Place of death | London, England[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Leven Thistle | |||
| 1903–1905 | Heart of Midlothian | 22 | (0) |
| 1905 | → Bathgate (loan) | ||
| 1905–1906 | East Fife | ||
| 1906–1910 | Heart of Midlothian | 136 | (1) |
| 1910–1915 | Tottenham Hotspur | 113 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1909 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| 1909–1910[2] | Scottish League XI | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
The full back transferred to Tottenham from Hearts (where he had featured on the losing side in the 1907 Scottish Cup Final) in 1910 for a fee of £825.[5] Collins made a total of 122 appearances in all competitions for Spurs between 1910 and 1915 and scored a solitary goal for the club.[6] English football was then suspended; Collins spent time back in Scotland and made some guest appearances for East Fife.[1]
While with Hearts, Collins represented Scotland on one occasion, a 1909 British Home Championship match against Wales.[7] He was selected for the Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match twice after he moved to Tottenham, but did not gain another full cap.[8]
Collins served in the Royal Field Artillery during World War I; he saw active service in France and in 1917 suffered near-fatal injuries in a shell blast, with his left arm and leg having to be amputated (he later had an artificial leg fitted).[1]
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