36 Facts About Stan Collymore

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Stan Collymore is currently senior football strategist at Southend United.

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Stan Collymore then joined Real Oviedo of the Primera Liga, where he finished his career in March 2001 after just five weeks with the club.

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Stan Collymore was born at Groundslow Hospital, Tittensor, Staffordshire to a Barbadian father and English mother.

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Stan Collymore first took an interest in football as a child, and grew up supporting Aston Villa.

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Stan Collymore started playing soon after as a centre forward for Cannock Peelers and Penkridge Juniors, before starting his professional career as an apprentice with Walsall, and later Wolverhampton Wanderers, before being released and signing for then Conference team, Stafford Rangers.

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Stan Collymore would remain with Palace for nearly two years, but struggled to find a place in the first team ahead of the prolific goalscoring partnership of Mark Bright and Ian Wright, and left the club in November 1992.

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Stan Collymore spent almost the entirety of late 1994 linked with a move to Old Trafford, with himself and Newcastle United's Andy Cole named as Sir Alex Ferguson's most wanted targets.

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Stan Collymore was initially placed in a forward partnership with veteran Ian Rush, though Rush was replaced with the younger Robbie Fowler early in the season.

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Stan Collymore watched from the sidelines as Eric Cantona fired home the winning goal with five minutes left on the clock, consigning Liverpool to another year with no major silverware.

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Stan Collymore was again a regular fixture in the attack and was a consistent goalscorer and creator, but became the subject of increasing media scrutiny throughout the season, as tabloids accused him and most of his teammates of being unprofessional, with the squad being dubbed the "Spice Boys" by newspapers in 1997.

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Stan Collymore eventually fell out of favour with Evans, and was gradually replaced with the up-and-coming Michael Owen towards the end of the season.

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Ligue 1 outfit Montpellier HSC showed interest, but rescinded their offer after Stan Collymore refused to play in a practice match before signing.

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Stan Collymore eventually joined Leicester City for free on a pay-as-you-play basis on 11 February 2000.

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Two days after the incident with Gascoigne, Stan Collymore submitted a transfer request to Leicester.

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Stan Collymore was immediately signed by longtime admirers Bradford City on 26 October 2000, a move described as "desperate" by BBC Sport pundit Mark Lawrenson.

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Jim Jefferies soon took over as new City manager, and Stan Collymore led the front line in Jefferies' first home game in charge against Coventry City, scoring Bradford's first goal.

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Stan Collymore signed an 18 month contract with Primera Liga side Real Oviedo on 31 January 2001.

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Stan Collymore was again brought on during the second half of his home debut a week later in a loss against Villarreal, but was dropped by coach Radomir Antic after the game and told to improve his fitness.

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Stan Collymore played just one more game for Oviedo, another loss against Celta Vigo on 3 March, before announcing his retirement on 7 March 2001 at the age of 30, just five weeks after he had joined Oviedo; he did not tell the club of his plans beforehand and they only found out through the Spanish tabloids.

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Stan Collymore has just turned 30 and believes that the time is right to explore other career opportunities which are available to him.

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Stan Collymore won his second cap as a 90th minute substitute against Brazil.

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The judge ruled that Stan Collymore had been given advice that was in breach of statutory obligations.

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Stan Collymore worked as a football pundit and presenter on the TalkSport radio station for eight years between 2008 and 2016.

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Stan Collymore worked as a commentator for BT Sport, he was released from his contract in 2015 for criticising their lack of action regarding sectarian chanting during a game between Rangers and Raith Rovers.

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Stan Collymore offered further free support, as the club was described as "a mess" by the BBC, and Lawrence started negotiations with Stan Collymore about a formal role with the club.

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Stan Collymore was announced as the club's senior football strategist on 4 November 2021.

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Stan Collymore began to seek counselling after he was diagnosed with clinical depression, stress and anxiety in 1999 while playing for Aston Villa.

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Stan Collymore stated in his autobiography that he has been diagnosed with borderline personality disorder.

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Stan Collymore is a supporter of Republic, a campaign group that campaigns for an elected UK head of state.

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Stan Collymore supported the Labour Party before leaving them for the Scottish National Party in December 2015 after a notable minority of Labour MPs supported airstrikes in Syria.

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In early 1998, Stan Collymore was accused of assault by the mother of his child, Michelle Green; she alleged he had punched her in the face and caused injury after an argument regarding their son on 22 December 1997.

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Stan Collymore denied the accusations, and was found not guilty and cleared of any charges at a court hearing on 28 April 1998.

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Stan Collymore made front page news in February 2000 while playing for Leicester City, when, during a team break in Spain, he set off a fire extinguisher during a night of drinking inside La Manga Club which resulted in the entire team being sent home and banned from the resort.

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Later, in December 2000, while playing for Bradford City, Stan Collymore suffered a broken nose after he was assaulted by two men in a Birmingham nightclub.

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In 2004, Stan Collymore was accused of taking part in dogging at Cannock Chase by an undercover News of the World reporter.

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Stan Collymore lost his job at BBC Radio 5 Live over the incident.