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Ernest Collinge
Personal information
Full name	Ernest Collinge
Date of birth	5 December 1895
Place of birth	Blackley, Manchester, England
Date of death	15 December 1960 (aged 65)
Place of death	Stoke-on-Trent, England
Position(s)	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team
1921–1926	Port Vale
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Ernest Collinge (5 December 1895 – 15 December 1960) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for Port Vale in the 1920s. He was the elder brother of Tom Collinge.

Playing career

Collinge joined Port Vale in May 1921, and made his debut in a Potteries derby match against Stoke in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May, which Vale lost 5–3.^[1] He scored five goals (all penalties) in 41 Second Division appearances in the 1921–22 season, and also featured again in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup.^[1] He was an ever-present for the 1922–23 campaign, claiming three league goals, including one in a 2–1 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford.^[1] He played just 19 games in the 1923–24 season, as he fractured his left leg in January, though made a speedy recover and was back in action five months later.^[1] He played 32 league and cup games in the 1924–25 campaign and dislocated his right arm in February 1925.^[1] His career at The Old Recreation Ground was effectively finished, and he retired at the close of the 1925–26 campaign after playing just 14 games that season.^[1]

Statistics

Sourced from Ernest Collinge at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Port Vale	1920–21	Second Division	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	1921–22	Second Division	41	5	1	0	1	0	43	5
	1922–23	Second Division	42	3	1	0	1	0	44	3
	1923–24	Second Division	18	1	1	0	0	0	19	1
	1924–25	Second Division	29	0	3	0	0	0	32	3
	1925–26	Second Division	13	0	1	0	0	0	14	0
	Total		143	9	7	0	3	0	153	12

Honours

with Port Vale

North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup runner-up: 1921
North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup winner: 1922 (shared)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 63. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

[kent-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 63. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.

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 ==Playing career==
-Collinge joined [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in May 1921, and made his debut in a [[Potteries derby]] match against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May, which Vale lost 5–3.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=63|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0|url=http://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200}}</ref> He scored five goals (all penalties) in 41 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] appearances in the [[1921–22 Port Vale F.C. season|1921–22]] season, and also featured again in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup.<ref name="kent"/> He was an ever-present for the [[1922–23 Port Vale F.C. season|1922–23]] campaign, claiming three league goals, including one in a 2–1 victory over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]].<ref name="kent"/> He played just 19 games in the [[1923–24 Port Vale F.C. season|1923–24]] season, as he [[bone fracture|fractured]] his left leg in January, though made a speedy recover and was back in action five months later.<ref name="kent"/> He played 32 league and cup games in the [[1924–25 Port Vale F.C. season|1924–25]] campaign and [[Joint dislocation|dislocated]] his right arm in February 1925.<ref name="kent"/> His career at [[The Old Recreation Ground]] was effectively finished, and he retired at the close of the [[1925–26 Port Vale F.C. season|1925–26]] campaign after playing just 14 games that season.<ref name="kent"/>
+Collinge joined [[Port Vale F.C.|Port Vale]] in May 1921, and made his debut in a [[Potteries derby]] match against [[Stoke City F.C.|Stoke]] in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup final on 9 May, which Vale lost 5–3.<ref name="kent">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=Jeff|title=Port Vale Personalities|publisher=Witan Books|page=63|year=1996|isbn=0-9529152-0-0|url=https://www.amazon.ca/Port-Vale-Personalities-Jeff-Kent/dp/0952915200}}</ref> He scored five goals (all penalties) in 41 [[Football League Second Division|Second Division]] appearances in the [[1921–22 Port Vale F.C. season|1921–22]] season, and also featured again in the North Staffordshire Infirmary Cup.<ref name="kent"/> He was an ever-present for the [[1922–23 Port Vale F.C. season|1922–23]] campaign, claiming three league goals, including one in a 2–1 victory over [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] at [[Old Trafford]].<ref name="kent"/> He played just 19 games in the [[1923–24 Port Vale F.C. season|1923–24]] season, as he [[bone fracture|fractured]] his left leg in January, though made a speedy recover and was back in action five months later.<ref name="kent"/> He played 32 league and cup games in the [[1924–25 Port Vale F.C. season|1924–25]] campaign and [[Joint dislocation|dislocated]] his right arm in February 1925.<ref name="kent"/> His career at [[The Old Recreation Ground]] was effectively finished, and he retired at the close of the [[1925–26 Port Vale F.C. season|1925–26]] campaign after playing just 14 games that season.<ref name="kent"/>
 ==Statistics==