name: Neil Jeffrey Collins
date of birth: 5 October 1961
place of birth: Manchester, England
nationality: English
clubs: Ellesmere Port, Workington, Nottingham, Sheffield, Edinburgh, Belle Vue, Leicester, Wolverhampton, Glasgow, Long Eaton, Stoke, Swindon, Somerset, Newport.
honours: National League KO Cup 1981, National League Fours 1981
When Neil retired he had broken the record for domestic appearances (1,132) in British Speedway, overtaking the record previously held by his brother Les.
Year | Team | Meet | Race | Pts | Bon | Ave | Max | Paid |
1978 | Ellesmere Port | 15 | 46 | 24 | 9 | 2.87 | ||
1979 | Workington | 28 | 126 | 163 | 30 | 6.13 | ||
1979 | Nottingham | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 | ||
1979 | Sheffield | 15 | 48 | 35 | 5 | 3.33 | ||
1980 | Sheffield | 23 | 92 | 103 | 14 | 5.9 | ||
1980 | Edinburgh | 36 | 154 | 291 | 22 | 8.13 | 2F | |
1981 | Edinburgh | 47 | 207 | 463 | 38 | 9.68 | 9F | 3P |
1981 | Belle Vue | 4 | 16 | 23 | 5 | 7 | ||
1982 | Leicester | 38 | 172 | 277 | 27 | 7.7 | ||
1983 | Leicester | 41 | 178 | 287 | 32 | 7.17 | 1P | |
1984 | Sheffield | 37 | 153 | 278 | 29 | 8.3 | 3F | 2P |
1985 | Sheffield | 44 | 184 | 313 | 24 | 7.33 | 1F | 1P |
1986 | Sheffield | 42 | 178 | 332 | 19 | 7.89 | 4F | |
1987 | Sheffield | 47 | 194 | 342 | 26 | 7.59 | ||
1988 | Sheffield | 31 | 138 | 233 | 14 | 7.16 | ||
1989 | Wolves | 36 | 154 | 230 | 35 | 6.88 | 1P | |
1990 | Wolves | 30 | 127 | 157 | 24 | 5.7 | ||
1991 | Belle Vue | 29 | 130 | 217 | 30 | 7.6 | ||
1992 | Glasgow | 20 | 98 | 189 | 16 | 8.37 | 1F | |
1993 | Long Eaton | 44 | 230 | 512 | 40 | 9.6 | 4P | |
1994 | Long Eaton | 21 | 107 | 199 | 17 | 8.7 | ||
1995 | Sheffield | 44 | 241 | 355 | 56 | 6.82 | ||
1996 | Belle Vue | 42 | 188 | 265 | 49 | 6.68 | 1P | |
1997 | Glasgow | 40 | 211 | 461 | 15 | 9.2 | 3F | 1P |
1998 | Stoke | 24 | 124 | 215.5 | 13 | 7.37 | ||
1998 | Swindon | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 4.8 | ||
1999 | Swindon | 38 | 182 | 344 | 26 | 8.13 | 1F | |
2000 | Swindon | 49 | 213 | 338 | 52 | 7.32 | 1P | |
2001 | Workington | 29 | 133 | 227 | 26 | 7.67 | ||
2001 | Belle Vue | 16 | 57 | 48 | 12 | 4.21 | ||
2002 | Somerset | 27 | 126 | 200 | 17 | 6.89 | ||
2002 | Belle Vue | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | ||
2003 | Hull | 20 | 85 | 115 | 18 | 6.26 | ||
2003 | Peterborough | 3 | 14 | 21 | 3 | 6.86 | ||
2003 | Belle Vue | 18 | 66 | 70 | 15 | 5.15 | 1P | |
2004 | Somerset | 43 | 197 | 272 | 59 | 6.72 | ||
2004 | Belle Vue | 6 | 25 | 22 | 1 | 3.68 | ||
2005 | Newport | 42 | 205 | 360 | 22 | 7.45 | ||
2006 | Newport | 27 | 111 | 159 | 32 | 6.88 |