William Hanna Collins (15 February 1920 – 3 November 2010), known as Bill Collins or Buster Collins, was an Irish professional footballer. His clubs included Distillery, Belfast Celtic, Luton TownPost War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database and Gillingham.Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
He later became reserve team manager at Gillingham, and in 1965 was appointed by manager Freddie Cox as the head of the club's newly organised youth scheme, a post he held for nearly twenty years. He served as first team trainer and kitman for a further ten years, finally retiring in 1993 at the age of 73. He has been cited as a major influence on the careers of future stars Micky Adams and Steve Bruce.
He died in 2010 at the age of 90.
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