David Collins (born 30 October 1971) is an Irish former footballer who played in

the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional association football, football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, the league is the oldest such competition in Association football around the wor ...

for

Oxford United Oxford United Football Club is a professional football club in the city of Oxford, England. The team plays in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The chairman is Grant Ferguson, the manager is Karl Robinson and t ...

and

Wigan Athletic Wigan Athletic Football Club () is an English professional association football club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester, England. The team competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1932, ...

Personal life

Collins' family includes a number of other footballers, including his son

Nathan Collins Nathan Michael Collins (born 30 April 2001) is an Irish professional association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers and the Republic of Ireland national f ...

. His brother, Eamonn Collins, played with many sides including

Southampton Southampton () is a port city in the ceremonial county of Hampshire in southern England. It is located approximately south-west of London and west of Portsmouth. The city forms part of the South Hampshire built-up area, which also covers Po ...

and

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before going on to manage St Patrick's Athletic. His eldest son Josh Collins was also a footballer who played in the League of Ireland Premier Division for UCD and

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Collins, David Republic of Ireland men's association footballers English Football League players 1971 births Living people Men's association football defenders Liverpool F.C. players Wigan Athletic F.C. players Oxford United F.C. players Shelbourne F.C. players Athlone Town A.F.C. players League of Ireland players Republic of Ireland expatriate men's association footballers Expatriate men's footballers in England Irish expatriate sportspeople in England Association footballers from Dublin (city)