Will Collar
William Guy Collar (born 3 February 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for EFL League Two club Stockport County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Guy Collar[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 3 February 1997[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Horsham, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Stockport County | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Hamilton Academical | 22 | (1) |
| 2021– | Stockport County | 79 | (19) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:17, 24 February 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
Brighton & Hove Albion
He made his debut for Brighton on 28 August 2018, in the EFL Cup at home against Southampton where he played the full match in a 1–0 loss against their south coast rivals.[3] He left Brighton at the end of the 2018–19 season to join Hamilton Academical.
Hamilton Academical
He signed for Scottish club Hamilton Academical in June 2019.[4] Collar scored the winner for Hamilton in a vital 2-1 win over Hearts in December 2019 which helped Hamilton avoid relegation from the SPFL, at the expense of Hearts.
In February 2021, Collar departed Hamilton Academical, via mutual consent.[5]
Stockport County
On 4 February 2021, Collar joined National League side Stockport County on a contract until the end of the 2020-21 season.[6] In May 2021 Will penned a new two-year deal with Stockport until the end of the 2022-23 season. On 15 May 2022 Collar scored the 2nd of the match and final goal of the season in a 2-0 win over FC Halifax to help Stockport secure promotion and a return to the Football League for the first time in 11 years gaining promotion as National League Champions. Will signed a new three year deal keeping him at Stockport until the end of the 2024-25 season.
On 7 December 2022, Collar scored his first professional hat trick as Stockport beat League One Charlton Athletic 3-1 in an FA Cup 2nd round replay at Edgeley Park.[7]
Will scored 14 goals in 43 appearances in 2022, almost averaging a goal every 3 games.
Career statistics
- As of 6 March 2023[8]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2018–19 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Hamilton Academical | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 1 | ||
| Stockport County | 2020–21 | National League | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | National League | 36 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 11 | |
| 2022–23 | English Football League 2 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 12 | |
| Career total | 104 | 20 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 116 | 25 | ||
References
- "Updated squad lists for 2018/19 Premier League". Premier League. 1 February 2019. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "Will Collar". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
- https://www.theargus.co.uk/sport/16603946
- "Evening Express The Press and Journal combined - Press and Journal".
- "Will Collar departs". Hamilton Academical FC. 2 February 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
- "County sign Collar". Stockport County FC. 4 February 2021. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- "Will Collar hat-trick sends Stockport into third round". BBC Sport. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- Will Collar at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
- "National League: 2021/22: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
"Stockport: Squad details: 2021/22". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 May 2022.