Leigh Richman Collins (5 March 1901 – 4 October 1975) was an English professional
footballer
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who played as a
half-back. He played in
the Football League
The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...
for
Wigan Borough
Wigan Borough Football Club was an English football club from the town of Wigan, Lancashire. their forerunners were Wigan A.F.C., Wigan County, Wigan United and Wigan Town, County and Town having folded.
Beginnings
According to the Wigan Ob ...
,
Nelson
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Arts and entertainment
* ''Nelson'' (1918 film), a historical film directed by Maurice Elvey
* ''Nelson'' (1926 film), a historical film directed by Walter Summers
* ''Nelson'' (opera), an opera by Lennox Berkeley to a lib ...
and
New Brighton.
He married Mary Beatrice McMinn, and had one daughter, Cynthia Audrey, born 15 April 1927.
References
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1901 births
1975 deaths
Footballers from Liverpool
English men's footballers
Men's association football midfielders
Wigan Borough F.C. players
Nelson F.C. players
New Brighton A.F.C. players
Crewe Alexandra F.C. players
Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
English Football League players
20th-century English sportsmen
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