Geoff Collier

For the Canadian computer scientist, see Geoff Collyer.

Geoff Collier
Personal information
Full name Geoffrey Heywood Collier[1]
Date of birth (1950-07-25) 25 July 1950 (age 74)[1]
Place of birth Blackpool, England
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19??–1970 Norcross
1970–1971 Blackpool Wren Rovers
1971–1972 Fleetwood
1972–1973 Macclesfield Town 21 (9)
1973–1974 Notts County 3 (0)
1974–1976 Macclesfield Town 66 (24)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geoffrey Heywood Collier (born 25 July 1950) is an English former footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Notts County.

Collier was born in Blackpool,[1] and began his football career with Norcross and Blackpool Wren Rovers, with whom he won the 1970–71 West Lancashire League and Lancashire Amateur Shield.[2] After two seasons in the Northern Premier League with Fleetwood and Macclesfield Town, with whom he won the Cheshire Senior Cup in 1973, Collier attracted attention from bigger clubs, and signed for Notts County of the Football League Second Division.[3] He made his debut as a substitute in a 2–1 home win against Fulham, and appeared twice more, each time as a substitute,[1][4] before returning to Macclesfield, where he was top scorer in both 1974–75 and 1975–76.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d "Geoff Collier". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
  2. ^ Furnival, Dave (1 October 1991). "Wrens best ever?". Blackpool Wren Rovers. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Manager and player profiles: C". The Silkmen Archives. Geoffrey Knights and Macclesfield Town FC. Archived from the original on 20 January 2018. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Notts County FC 1973/74 match line-ups & details". Up the Maggies. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
  5. ^ "Season statistics". The Silkmen Archives. Geoffrey Knights and Macclesfield Town FC. Retrieved 4 May 2018. Select season required via Northern Premier League dropdown menu.