Michael Collins

Scunthorpe United Collins joined Championship club Scunthorpe United on 6 July 2010 for an undisclosed fee on a three-year contract.

On 20 February 2014, Collins joined AFC Wimbledon on loan for the rest of the 2013–14 season.

Oxford United On 15 July 2014, Collins signed a one-year deal at Oxford United, becoming new manager Michael Appleton's first signing. Appleton said: "Michael has played 300 league games, most of them at a higher level, and will bring a little bit of know-how and quality to the squad." Collins left Oxford by mutual agreement on 7 January 2016, after failing to make any first-team appearances in the 2015–16 season.

Bengaluru On 21 January 2016, Collins signed for I-League club Bengaluru. He played a total of 11 league matches for the Blues' and left the club in May 2016.

Leyton Orient On 28 October 2016, Collins signed for Leyton Orient on a three-month contract. He turned down the offer of a new one-year contract with Orient at the end of 2016–17, after the club's relegation to the National League.

F.C. Halifax Town On 9 December 2017, Collins came out of retirement to sign for his hometown club, F.C. Halifax Town of the National League.

Alfreton Town He returned to playing in December 2018 with Alfreton Town.

International career Qualifying through the parentage rule, Collins made his international debut in a Republic of Ireland under-18 match in April 2003. He was the captain of the Irish under-19 squad and on 14 March 2007, he got his first call-up to the Republic of Ireland under-21 squad for a match against the Netherlands. However, he was forced to withdraw from the squad after picking up a shoulder injury in a league match for Huddersfield against Brighton & Hove Albion.

Collins made his under-21 debut against Germany in a friendly match at the Sportpark Ronhof in Fürth on 21 August 2007. His home debut came against Portugal at Turners Cross in Cork on 7 September 2007. On 15 May 2008, he scored his first goals for the under-21s in a 3–1 win over Malaysia in an Intercontinental Cup match in Malaysia. Collins made six appearances scoring twice between 2007 and 2008.

Coaching career Bradford Under 18's In July 2017, Collins joined League One club Bradford City as their under-18s lead coach.

Bradford head coach He was appointed head coach of Bradford City on 18 June 2018, with Martin Drury and Greg Abbott named as his assistants. He won his first league game, 1-0 away at Shrewsbury, but won only one more game out of 7 in total, and was sacked by the club on 3 September 2018. He later became a coach at Sunderland's academy.

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+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamNatFromToRecord Bradford City18 June 20183 September 2018 Career Total —

Honours Scunthorpe United Football League Two runner-up: 2013–14

Bengaluru I-League: 2015–16