Darren Collins
Darren Collins
Born 24 May 1967 (Age 27 at debut)
Total appearances 288 - 152 goals
(211 League, 26 FA Cup, 23 FA Trophy, 15 League Cup, 1 Championship Shield, 10 Hillier Senior Cup 2 Maunsell Cup)
Debut:
2 August 1994 (Home
Final game:
24 October 2000 (Home Stevenage Borough
Darren Collins goal scoring record for Rushden and Diamonds was nothing short of phenomenal. After signing from Enfield in 1994 for a fee of £20,000, few could have predicated the impact Collins was about to have on the club. Collins had the ability to produce a goal out of nothing, when Diamonds needed it the most.
After being out scored by Dale Watkins in his first season, Collins went on to become Diamonds most prolific scorer for the next 5 seasons. His most impressive hauls were in the 95/96 and 97/98 seasons where he scored 40 and 35 goals respectively. His haul in the 95/96 season earned him the supporters player of the season award. However, in the 97/98 season, Collins improved his all round game. This, coupled with his 35 goals, earned him the double player of the season award from the supporters and his fellow players.
Collins was eventually sold to rivals Kettering Town in 2000 to make way for the imminent signings of Jackson and Darby. He is currently manager of UCL Premier Division side Cogenhoe United after spells at Wellingbrough Town and Cogenhoe United as a player. Collins record of 153 goals for Diamonds is unlikely to be beaten for a long time. He will be remembered as a catalyst for Diamonds early success.
Date
Opponent
League
Goals
Shirt
02-Aug-94
Peterborough(Maunsell Cup) (H)
Maunsell Cup
0
7
20-Aug-94
Cheltenham (H)
Southern Premier
0
7
23-Aug-94
Gravesend and Northfleet (A)
Southern Premier
0
7
27-Aug-94
Halesowen Town (A)
Southern Premier
2
7
29-Aug-94
Trowbridge Town (H)
Southern Premier
1
7
03-Sep-94
Burton Albion (H)
Southern Premier
0
7
06-Sep-94
Crawley Town (A)
Southern Premier
1
7
10-Sep-94
Eastwood Hanley(FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
0
7
17-Sep-94
Hendon(FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
0
7
20-Sep-94
Hendon(FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
2
7
01-Oct-94
Gresley Rovers (A)
Southern Premier
0
7
08-Oct-94
Crawley Town (H)
Southern Premier
1
7
15-Oct-94
Wembley(FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
1
7
22-Oct-94
Dorchester Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
7
29-Oct-94
Gloucester City (H)
Southern Premier
0
7
05-Nov-94
Burton Albion (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
12-Nov-94
Rugby Town (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
15-Nov-94
Trowbridge Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
26-Nov-94
Crawley Town(FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
0
10
03-Dec-94
Leek Town (A)
Southern Premier
1
7
10-Dec-94
Halesowen Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
6
17-Dec-94
Solihull Borough (H)
Southern Premier
0
6
26-Dec-94
Cambridge City (A)
Southern Premier
0
11
31-Dec-94
Hastings Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
11
02-Jan-95
Chelmsford City (H)
Southern Premier
0
11
07-Jan-95
Worcester City (H)
Southern Premier
1
11
24-Jan-95
Sudbury Town(FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
1
11
28-Jan-95
Cheltenham (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
04-Feb-95
Sittingbourne (H)
Southern Premier
2
11
18-Feb-95
Atherstone United (A)
Southern Premier
1
11
20-Feb-95
Farnborough Town(FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
0
11
25-Feb-95
Gresley Rovers (H)
Southern Premier
0
11
04-Mar-95
Halesowen Town(FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
2
11
11-Mar-95
Corby Town (H)
Southern Premier
1
11
18-Mar-95
Gloucester City (A)
Southern Premier
0
11
21-Mar-95
Leek Town (H)
Southern Premier
2
11
25-Mar-95
Enfield(FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
0
11
28-Mar-95
Enfield(FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
2
11
01-Apr-95
Atherstone United (H)
Southern Premier
0
11
03-Apr-95
Hednesford Town (A)
Southern Premier
1
11
08-Apr-95
Woking(FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
0
11
11-Apr-95
Hednesford Town (H)
Southern Premier
1
11
15-Apr-95
Woking(FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
0
11
17-Apr-95
Cambridge City (H)
Southern Premier
0
11
02-May-95
Dorchester Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
9
04-May-95
Sudbury Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
06-May-95
Sudbury Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
9
19-Aug-95
Salisbury City (H)
Southern Premier
1
11
21-Aug-95
Chelmsford City (A)
Southern Premier
0
11
26-Aug-95
Crawley Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
11
28-Aug-95
Burton Albion (A)
Southern Premier
1
11
02-Sep-95
Hastings Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
11
05-Sep-95
Rugby Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
11
09-Sep-95
Grantham Town (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
3
11
16-Sep-95
Worcester City (A)
Southern Premier
0
11
19-Sep-95
Chelmsford City (H)
Southern Premier
1
11
23-Sep-95
Eastwood Hanley (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
11
30-Sep-95
Cheltenham (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
07-Oct-95
Sandwell Borough (FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
2
9
14-Oct-95
Gresley Rovers (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
21-Oct-95
Purfleet (FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
0
10
24-Oct-95
Purfleet (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
10
28-Oct-95
Merthyr Tydfil (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
11-Nov-95
Cardiff (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
0
11
15-Nov-95
Rugby Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
18-Nov-95
Gravesend and Northfleet (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
21-Nov-95
Burton Albion (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
25-Nov-95
Atherstone United (H)
Southern Premier
4
9
28-Nov-95
Baldock Town (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
02-Dec-95
Crawley Town (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
09-Dec-95
Dorchester Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
12-Dec-95
Gloucester City (H)
Southern Premier
2
9
16-Dec-95
Hastings Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
9
23-Dec-95
Ilkeston Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
9
13-Jan-96
Atherstone United (A)
Southern Premier
2
9
20-Jan-96
Purfleet (FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
0
9
03-Feb-96
Worcester City (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
10-Feb-96
Gravesend and Northfleet (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
13-Feb-96
Baldock Town (A)
Southern Premier
2
9
17-Feb-96
Cheltenham (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
24-Feb-96
Newport County (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
05-Mar-96
Sudbury Town (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
16-Mar-96
Cambridge City (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
19-Mar-96
Halesowen Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
23-Mar-96
Ilkeston Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
30-Mar-96
Halesowen Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
9
04-Apr-96
Dorchester Town (H)
Southern Premier
0
9
06-Apr-96
Cambridge City (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
08-Apr-96
Sudbury Town (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
13-Apr-96
Newport County (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
16-Apr-96
Gresley Rovers (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
20-Apr-96
Gloucester City (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
24-Apr-96
Salisbury City (A)
Southern Premier
1
9
27-Apr-96
Stafford Rangers (A)
Southern Premier
0
9
04-May-96
Merthyr Tydfil (H)
Southern Premier
1
9
17-Aug-96
Altrincham (A)
Conference
1
10
20-Aug-96
Slough Town (A)
Conference
0
10
24-Aug-96
Northwich Victoria (H)
Conference
1
10
26-Aug-96
Hayes (A)
Conference
0
10
31-Aug-96
Stalybridge Celtic (H)
Conference
0
10
03-Sep-96
Macclesfield (H)
Conference
0
10
07-Sep-96
Halifax Town (A)
Conference
1
10
09-Sep-96
Northwich Victoria (A)
Conference
0
10
14-Sep-96
Westfield (FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
0
10
17-Sep-96
Farnborough Town (H)
Conference
0
10
24-Sep-96
Stevenage Borough (H)
Conference
0
10
28-Sep-96
Gresley Rovers (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
10
30-Sep-96
Hednesford Town (A)
Conference
0
10
05-Oct-96
Welling United (H)
Conference
0
10
12-Oct-96
Bilston Town (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
10
14-Oct-96
Kidderminster (A)
Conference
0
10
19-Oct-96
Gateshead (H)
Conference
0
10
26-Oct-96
Bognor Regis Town (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
2
10
02-Nov-96
Southport (A)
Conference
0
10
09-Nov-96
Dover Athletic (H)
Conference
0
10
16-Nov-96
Boreham Wood (FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
0
10
23-Nov-96
Morecambe (A)
Conference
0
10
26-Nov-96
Boreham Wood (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
10
30-Nov-96
Bath City (H)
Conference
1
10
07-Dec-96
Telford United (A)
Conference
2
10
14-Dec-96
Bromsgrove Rovers (H)
Conference
0
10
21-Dec-96
Kidderminster (H)
Conference
0
10
18-Jan-97
Farnborough Town (FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
0
10
25-Jan-97
Farnborough Town (A)
Conference
0
9
01-Feb-97
Morecambe (H)
Conference
0
9
08-Feb-97
Hednesford Town (H)
Conference
0
9
15-Feb-97
Macclesfield (A)
Conference
0
9
22-Feb-97
Gateshead (A)
Conference
0
9
01-Mar-97
Slough Town (H)
Conference
0
12
08-Mar-97
Kettering Town (A)
Conference
0
14
29-Mar-97
Dover Athletic (A)
Conference
0
12
31-Mar-97
Hayes (H)
Conference
1
9
05-Apr-97
Southport (H)
Conference
0
7
12-Apr-97
Bath City (A)
Conference
0
10
21-Apr-97
Stevenage Borough (A)
Conference
0
7
26-Apr-97
Halifax Town (H)
Conference
0
7
29-Apr-97
Woking (H)
Conference
1
7
03-May-97
Altrincham (H)
Conference
0
7
16-Aug-97
Northwich Victoria (H)
Conference
0
7
20-Aug-97
Farnborough Town (A)
Conference
0
9
23-Aug-97
Leek Town (A)
Conference
0
10
25-Aug-97
Hednesford Town (H)
Conference
1
10
30-Aug-97
Gateshead (H)
Conference
1
10
02-Sep-97
Slough Town (A)
Conference
1
10
06-Sep-97
Cheltenham (A)
Conference
0
10
13-Sep-97
Farnborough Town (H)
Conference
0
10
20-Sep-97
Yeovil Town (A)
Conference
1
10
27-Sep-97
Southport (A)
Conference
0
10
04-Oct-97
Woking (H)
Conference
0
10
11-Oct-97
Hereford United (H)
Conference
1
10
18-Oct-97
Kidderminster (A)
Conference
0
10
25-Oct-97
Boreham Wood (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
0
10
28-Oct-97
Boreham Wood (FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
0
10
01-Nov-97
Slough Town (H)
Conference
0
10
08-Nov-97
Welling United (A)
Conference
0
10
15-Nov-97
Kidderminster (H)
Conference
1
10
22-Nov-97
Morecambe (A)
Conference
0
10
25-Nov-97
Kettering Town (H)
Conference
1
10
29-Nov-97
Hayes (H)
Conference
0
10
06-Dec-97
Northwich Victoria (A)
Conference
2
10
13-Dec-97
Dover Athletic (H)
Conference
2
10
20-Dec-97
Hayes (A)
Conference
1
10
26-Dec-97
Stevenage Borough (H)
Conference
0
10
01-Jan-98
Stevenage Borough (A)
Conference
1
10
10-Jan-98
Farnborough Town (FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
2
10
17-Jan-98
Southport (H)
Conference
1
10
31-Jan-98
Cheltenham (FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
1
10
07-Feb-98
Halifax Town (H)
Conference
2
10
14-Feb-98
Gateshead (A)
Conference
1
10
21-Feb-98
Kettering Town (A)
Conference
0
10
28-Feb-98
Stalybridge Celtic (H)
Conference
1
10
07-Mar-98
Cheltenham (H)
Conference
1
10
23-Mar-98
Hednesford Town (A)
Conference
0
10
28-Mar-98
Morecambe (H)
Conference
2
10
04-Apr-98
Telford United (A)
Conference
1
10
13-Apr-98
Stalybridge Celtic (A)
Conference
3
10
18-Apr-98
Leek Town (H)
Conference
0
10
21-Apr-98
Yeovil Town (H)
Conference
1
10
25-Apr-98
Hereford United (A)
Conference
1
10
28-Apr-98
Welling United (H)
Conference
0
10
02-May-98
Telford United (H)
Conference
2
10
15-Aug-98
Forest Green (A)
Conference
0
10
18-Aug-98
Welling United (H)
Conference
2
10
22-Aug-98
Barrow (H)
Conference
0
10
25-Aug-98
Kingstonian (A)
Conference
1
10
29-Aug-98
Southport (A)
Conference
1
10
31-Aug-98
Hayes (H)
Conference
2
10
05-Sep-98
Yeovil Town (A)
Conference
0
10
08-Sep-98
Dover Athletic (A)
Conference
0
10
12-Sep-98
Telford United (H)
Conference
1
10
19-Sep-98
Doncaster Rovers (A)
Conference
0
10
26-Sep-98
Hereford (H)
Conference
1
10
10-Oct-98
Farnborough Town (A)
Conference
1
10
17-Oct-98
Forest Green (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
10
24-Oct-98
Morecambe (H)
Conference
1
10
07-Nov-98
Hednesford (A)
Conference
0
10
09-Nov-98
Leatherhead (FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
0
9
11-Nov-98
Leatherhead (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
10
14-Nov-98
Shrewsbury (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
0
9
28-Nov-98
Cheltenham (A)
Conference
0
10
15-Dec-98
Doncaster Rovers (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
0
0
06-Feb-99
Woking (FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
0
0
09-Feb-99
Woking (FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
0
0
13-Feb-99
Kidderminster (A)
Conference
0
10
16-Feb-99
Welling United (A)
Conference
1
10
20-Feb-99
Hednesford (H)
Conference
1
10
23-Feb-99
Southport (H)
Conference
0
10
06-Mar-99
Hayes (A)
Conference
0
10
09-Mar-99
Stevenage Borough (H)
Conference
2
10
13-Mar-99
Leek Town (H)
Conference
1
10
16-Mar-99
Dover Athletic (H)
Conference
0
10
20-Mar-99
Morecambe (A)
Conference
0
10
27-Mar-99
Kettering (A)
Conference
0
10
03-Apr-99
Cheltenham (H)
Conference
0
10
05-Apr-99
Woking (A)
Conference
0
10
20-Apr-99
Kingstonian (H)
Conference
0
10
24-Apr-99
Hereford (A)
Conference
1
10
26-Apr-99
Forest Green (H)
Conference
1
10
01-May-99
Kettering (H)
Conference
0
10
14-Aug-99
Morecambe (A)
Conference
0
12
28-Aug-99
Sutton United (A)
Conference
2
10
30-Aug-99
Welling United(H)
Conference
0
10
04-Sep-99
Northwich Victoria (A)
Conference
1
10
07-Sep-99
Hayes(H)
Conference
0
10
11-Sep-99
Woking(H)
Conference
0
10
18-Sep-99
Southport(H)
Conference
1
10
25-Sep-99
Hednesford (A)
Conference
0
10
28-Sep-99
Hereford (A)
Conference
0
10
02-Oct-99
Altrincham (A)
Conference
0
10
09-Oct-99
Kingstonian(H)
Conference
1
10
16-Oct-99
Sutton (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
10
23-Oct-99
Scarborough (A)
Conference
1
10
29-Oct-99
Scunthorpe United (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
0
10
02-Nov-99
Nuneaton Borough (A)
Conference
0
10
06-Nov-99
Dover Athletic(H)
Conference
0
10
13-Nov-99
Yeovil Town (A)
Conference
0
10
20-Nov-99
Ilkeston (FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
0
10
27-Nov-99
Havant and Waterlooville (FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
1
10
30-Nov-99
Ilkeston (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
1
10
04-Dec-99
Hayes (A)
Conference
0
10
12-Dec-99
Sheffield Utd (FA Cup) (A)
FA Cup
0
10
18-Dec-99
Telford United (A)
Conference
0
10
21-Dec-99
Sheffield Utd (FA Cup) (H)
FA Cup
0
10
27-Dec-99
Stevenage Borough(H)
Conference
1
10
03-Jan-00
Stevenage Borough (A)
Conference
1
10
15-Jan-00
Bath City (FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
1
10
22-Jan-00
Forest Green (A)
Conference
0
10
29-Jan-00
Northwich Victoria(H)
Conference
1
10
05-Feb-00
Billericay (FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
0
10
08-Feb-00
Billericay (FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
0
10
15-Feb-00
Forest Green (H)
Conference
2
14
19-Feb-00
Doncaster Rovers (A)
Conference
0
10
07-Mar-00
Yeovil Town(H)
Conference
0
15
11-Mar-00
Sutton (FA Trophy) (A)
FA Trophy
0
10
14-Mar-00
Sutton (FA Trophy) (H)
FA Trophy
0
10
28-Mar-00
Kettering (H)
Conference
0
12
01-Apr-00
Nuneaton Borough(H)
Conference
0
12
04-Apr-00
Morecambe(H)
Conference
0
12
29-Apr-00
Scarborough(H)
Conference
0
12
01-May-00
Welling United (A)
Conference
0
12
06-May-00
Doncaster Rovers(H)
Conference
0
10
08-Oct-00
Boston United (H)
Conference
0
12
24-Oct-00
Stevenage (Conference Trophy) (H)
Conference Trophy
0
10
