Jimmy Collinson

James " Jimmy" Collinson (* 1876 in Newton Heath or Prestwich, † unknown) was an English footballer.

Career

Collinson played in local amateur football of Manchester before moving to the Football League Second Division came to Newton Heath in 1895. In his debut, a 5-5 draw against Lincoln City FC he scored a goal and was in consequence of the first local player in Newton Heath, who came to inserts in the Football League on a regular basis. Although not even 170 cm tall, the extremely popular with audiences players initially came as a defender for use, but was ousted from this position to the end of the 1895/96 season by the newly obligated future team captain Harry Stafford and played in the subsequent period for the reserve team.

In January 1898, he was again taken into account from now on and played as inside forward, a position to which he was occasionally criticized for his obstinacy, but zugutekam him his outstanding shooting power. The biggest success of his time at Newton Heath was winning the Lancashire Senior Cup in 1898, when he scored both goals in the 2-1 final win against Blackburn Rovers at Goodison Park. 1901 ended his time at Newton Heath, a year before the renaming of the club at Manchester United.