About Harry Collyer
Born 1885. Harry Collyer was a British association football player.
Harold W. "Harry" Collyer Collyer was the first Palace player to earn a testimonial match, the 1912 home match against Coventry City. Collyer made 263 Southern League appearances for the club, and a further 18 in the FA Cup, totalling 281 outings at Palace, netting just one goal. By the time of the First World War, Collyer was the longest serving player at the club, his total not beaten until Albert Harry in the 1930s.
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Who was Harry Collyer?
English footballer (1885-?)
When was Harry Collyer born?
Harry Collyer was born in 1885 in Bromley.
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Harry Collyer was an association football player.
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Harry Collyer was British.
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