Aidan Arthur Collins (born 18 October 1986) is an

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retired

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who played as a defender. He made over 25 appearances in

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and the Conference National League.

Club career

Collins began his career at

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and made his debut against

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4–1 in May 2003. He collected a winners medal when Ipswich won the FA Youth Cup in April 2005 and made four league and cup appearances for the first-team in the 2005–06 season before joining

Wycombe Wanderers Wycombe Wanderers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire. The team compete in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They play their ho ...

on loan in January 2006. He made five appearances for Wycombe, scoring once, and then joined

Stockport County Stockport County Football Club are a professional football club in Stockport, England, who compete in EFL League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. Formed in 1883 as Heaton Norris Rovers, they were renamed Stockport Co ...

on loan in March 2006, where he started two games before being recalled by Ipswich a month later. Collins was not offered a new contract at Ipswich at the end of the 2005–06 season and joined

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in January 2007 for one month on a non-contract basis. He started three games for Cambridge and agreed a contract until the end of the 2006–07 season with manager Jimmy Quinn saying, ''"He's a fantastic addition to the team..."'' In March 2007, he appeared with his brother, Jordan Collins in Cambridge's club-record 7–0 win over Weymouth, the first pair of siblings to appear for the club since November 1995. At the end of the season, he retired from the game due to injury but later joined Chelmsford City F.C. in August 2007. Assistant-manager Glenn Pennyfather said of him, ''"Aidan is a fantastic signing. He is young, strong, good in the air in both boxes and reads the game well with excellent distribution."''

Personal life

Collins has an undergraduate degree from Goldsmiths, University of London, and a Masters and PhD from the University of York in history.

Career statistics

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Honours

;Ipswich Town * FA Youth Cup: 2004–05

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, Aidan 1986 births Living people English men's footballers Men's association football defenders Ipswich Town F.C. players Wycombe Wanderers F.C. players Stockport County F.C. players Cambridge United F.C. players Chelmsford City F.C. players Maldon & Tiptree F.C. players English Football League players National League (English football) players Footballers from Chelmsford