Sam Collins
Sam Collins player profile with biography, stats, images and related news articles.
Time at club: 2000-2005
Appearances: 149
Goals: 11
Sam Collins player profile:
Powerful central defender Sam Collins was signed by Port Vale on a free transfer from Bury by Port Vale manager Brian Horton in 2000.
He rapidly became a crowd favourite at Vale Park. Collins subsequently was made club captain and won the Player of the Year award in his first season at Vale Park.
He was a first choice in the side for five years making nearly one hundred and fifty appearances for the club, often in partnership with George Pilkington at the centre of the defence.
However, with Port Vale’s finances under pressure, he was controversially sold to Hull City in late 2005 as part of a double transfer alongside Billy Paynter.
He later had a lengthy spell with Hartlepool United before he retired from playing in 2015.
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