Ian Collard (born 31 August 1947) is an English former professional

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. During his career he made 69 appearances for

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club () is an English professional football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. The club was formed in 1878 and has pla ...

, winning the FA Cup in 1968, before moving to

Ipswich Town Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...

in 1969 where he made 92 league appearances under the management of

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. He had a loan spell at Portsmouth near the end of his time at

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, before leaving the club in 1976 and calling time on his professional career at the age of 29.

External links

Ian Collard at Pride of Anglia
Living people 1947 births Men's association football midfielders West Bromwich Albion F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players People from Hetton-le-Hole Footballers from Tyne and Wear English men's footballers {{England-footy-midfielder-1940s-stub