{{Short description|English footballer (1914–1991)}} {{Use British English|date=June 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Austin Collier | image = | image_size = | caption = | fullname = Austin Collier<ref name="PFA">{{cite book | editor-last = Hugman | editor-first = Barry J. | title = The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 | year = 2005 | publisher = Queen Anne Press | location = Harpenden | isbn = 978-1-85291-665-7 | page = 129 }}</ref> | birth_date = {{birth date|1914|7|24|df=y}}<ref name="PFA"/> | birth_place = Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England<ref name="PFA"/> | death_date = May 1991 (aged 76)<ref name="Hugman">{{Hugman|3808|accessdate = 30 June 2015}}</ref> | death_place = Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England<ref name="Hugman"/> | height = {{height|ft=5|in=7}}<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen">{{cite book | first1 = Martin | last1 = Jarred | first2 = Dave | last2 = Windross | title = Citizens and Minstermen, A Who's Who of York City FC 1922–1997 | year = 1997 | publisher = Citizen Publications | location = Selby | isbn = 978-0-9531005-0-7 | page = 23 }}</ref> | position = Half-back | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1935–1938 | clubs1 = Upton Colliery | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1938 | clubs2 = Frickley Colliery | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 1938–1939 | clubs3 = Mansfield Town | caps3 = 21 | goals3 = 0 | years4 = 1939–1940 | clubs4 = York City | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1940–1941 | clubs5 = Partick Thistle | caps5 = | goals5 = | years6 = 1941–1946 | clubs6 = York City | caps6 = 10 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 1941 | clubs7 = → Celtic (loan) | caps7 = | goals7 = | years8 = 1941 | clubs8 = → Third Lanark (loan) | caps8 = | goals8 = | years9 = 1942–1943 | clubs9 = → Partick Thistle (loan) | caps9 = | goals9 = | years10 = 1943–1944 | clubs10 = → Partick Thistle (loan) | caps10 = | goals10 = | years11 = 1944 | clubs11 = → Hibernian (loan) | caps11 = | goals11 = | years12 = 1946–1947 | clubs12 = Queen of the South | caps12 = 17 | goals12 = 0 | years13 = 1947 | clubs13 = Rochdale | caps13 = 6 | goals13 = 0 | years14 = 1947–1948 | clubs14 = Halifax Town | caps14 = 1 | goals14 = 0 | years15 = 1948–1949 | clubs15 = Goole Town | caps15 = | goals15 = | years16 = 1949– | clubs16 = Scarborough | caps16 = | goals16 = | totalcaps = 55 | totalgoals = 0 }}
'''Austin Collier''' (24 July 1914 – May 1991) was an English professional footballer who played as a half-back in the Football League for Mansfield Town, York City, Rochdale and Halifax Town, in the Scottish Football League for Queen of the South, in non-League football for Upton Colliery, Frickley Colliery, Goole Town and Scarborough, and was on the books of Partick Thistle, Celtic, Third Lanark and Hibernian without making a league appearance.<ref name="PFA"/><ref name="Citizens and Minstermen"/><ref name="Post War">{{cite web | title = Austin Collier | url = http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/austincollier.html | publisher = Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database | accessdate = 30 June 2015}}</ref> He later served as assistant manager at Halifax Town.<ref name="Citizens and Minstermen"/>
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Collier, Austin}} Category:1914 births Category:1991 deaths Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Celtic F.C. wartime guest players Category:English Football League players Category:English men's footballers Category:Footballers from Dewsbury Category:Frickley Athletic F.C. players Category:Goole Town F.C. players Category:Halifax Town A.F.C. players Category:Hibernian F.C. wartime guest players Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players Category:Partick Thistle F.C. wartime guest players Category:Queen of the South F.C. players Category:Rochdale A.F.C. players Category:Scarborough F.C. players Category:Scottish Football League players Category:Third Lanark A.C. wartime guest players Category:Upton Colliery F.C. players Category:York City F.C. players Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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