Dai Collier
British association football player
About Dai Collier
Lived 1894 – 1972 (aged 78). Dai Collier was a British association football player and association football coach.
David John Collier MM (12 April 1894 – 30 November 1972) was a Welsh semi-professional football inside right who played in the Football League for Grimsby Town. He scored on his only cap for Wales, in a 2–1 British Home Championship win over Scotland on 12 February 1921.
Personal life Collier served in the Welsh Regiment during the First World War and was awarded the Military Medal for an act of heroism at Mametz Wood during the Battle of the Somme in July 1916. He suffered shrapnel wounds to the leg during the engagement.
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Who was Dai Collier?
British association football player (1894-1972)
When was Dai Collier born?
Dai Collier was born on 12 April 1894 in Llwynypia.
When did Dai Collier die?
Dai Collier died on 30 November 1972.
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Dai Collier was an association football player and association football coach.
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Dai Collier was British.
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