Jason Collins (field hockey)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
May 1977 Worthing, England | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1993–2000 | East Grinstead | ||
| 2001–2005 | Guildford | ||
| 2007–2017 | Chichester | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| GB & England | |||
Jason Matthew Collins (born May 1977)[1][2] is a British former field hockey player who played for GB and England.
Biography
[edit]Collins was born in Worthing, England, and educated at Littlehampton Community School.[3]
He was the captain of Horsham Colts and his Littlehampton School team and won a place on the Sussex representative junior squad in 1991.[4] After a spell with Worthing Hockey Club[5] he played club hockey for East Grinstead in the Men's England Hockey League from 1993.[6][7]
Collins joined Guildford in 2001 and in October 2001 he was selected for his England debut during the international series against South Africa.[8] Still at Guildford, Collins represented England at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester, where he helped England finish in fifth position.[9][10][11]
After the 2005 season Collins retired from international hockey and later joined Chichester for the 2007/08 season as a player coach.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Jason Matthew Collins". Companies House. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Jason Collins". ESL Regulatory Consulting. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Roll of honour". Littlehampton Gazette. 13 December 1996. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Handy Warm Up". West Sussex County Times. 25 January 1991. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey". Worthing Herald. 12 February 1993. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Grinstead are Knock-out". East Grinstead Observer. 24 January 1996. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Newsom glad he stayed!". The Argus. 2 March 1999. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "jason in for England". Littlehampton Gazette. 4 October 2001. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Manchester 2002 Team". Team England. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Experienced hockey squad for Games". Bolton News. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ "Parnham in latest squad". Shropshire Star. 21 June 2002. Retrieved 28 May 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Hockey: Grinstead get a lift". The Argus. 5 November 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
