- Francis Collin
:"For the geneticist Francis Collin, see
Francis Collins (geneticist) ."Football player infobox
playername = Frannie Collin
fullname = Francis Collin
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1987|4|20
cityofbirth = Chatham
countryofbirth =England
currentclub = Dover Athletic
position = Forward
years = 2005–2007 2007–
clubs =Gillingham
Dover Athletic
caps(goals) =09 0(1) 51 (26)
pcupdate = 4/10/2008Francis "Frannie" Collin (born
20 April 1987 in Chatham) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Dover Athletic.Collin is a former England Schoolboy under 18 international. After having trials with various clubs during his youth, including Crystal Palace and Aston Villa, he eventually signed professionally for Gillingham. He made his debut for the first team with a goal in Gillingham's 2-0 win over Crawley Town in the
Football League Trophy first round. In October 2005 he signed his first professional contract with the club and scored his first league goal againstHartlepool United in a 3-1 defeat on1 November 2005 .Collin found first team opportunities at Gillingham limited and most of his appearances came as a substitute. Collin's spell at the Priestfield was ended when Gillingham released him in May 2007. He was subsequently signed by former Gillingham boss
Andy Hessenthaler at Dover Athletic in June 2007,cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=43121|title=Two ex-Gills for Hessenthaler|date=June 25, 2007|publisher=NonLeague Daily|accessdate=2008-09-23] and signed a new one-year contract in May 2008.cite news|url=http://www.nonleaguedaily.com/news/index.php?newsmode=FULL&nid=49886|title=New deal for Collin|date=May 9, 2008|publisher=NonLeague Daily|accessdate=2008-09-23]References
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