A centre back with devastating speed and strengh of tackle, Colin Todd made more than 600 appearances in the Football League, playing for Sunderland, Derby County, Everton, Birmingham City, Nottingham Forest, Oxford United and Luton Town, and also played in the North American Soccer League for the Vancouver Whitecaps. He won two First Division with Derby County during the 1970s, and won the PFA Players’ Player of the Year award in 1975. He was included three times in the First Division PFA Team of the Year and two times in the World Soccer World XI. He was capped by England on 27 occasions.
NAME: Colin Todd
BIRTHDATE: 12/12/1948
BIRTHPLACE: Chester-le-Street, County Durham
NATIONALITY: England
HEIGHT: 180 cm
POSITION: Defender, Centre back
SENIOR CAREER:
Sunderland (173/3)
1966/67 First Division (24/0) 17th
1967/68 First Division (42/2) 15th
1968/69 First Division (41/0) 17th
1969/70 First Division (40/1) 21st
1970/71 Second Division (26/0) 13th
Vancouver Royal Canadians (loan)
1967 USA Championship (12/1) 5th West
Derby County (293/6)
1970/71 First Division (14/0) 9th
1971/72 First Division (40/2) 1st
1972/73 First Division (41/1) 7th
1973/74 First Division (40/0) 3rd
1974/75 First Division (39/0) 1st
1975/76 First Division (42/1) 4th
1976/77 First Division (41/1) 15th
1977/78 First Division (32/1) 12th
1978/79 First Division (4/0) 19th
Everton (32/1)
1978/79 First Division (29/1) 4th
1979/80 First Division (3/0) 19th
Birmingham City (93/0)
1979/80 Second Division (34/0) 3rd
1980/81 First Division (40/0) 13th
1981/82 First Division (19/0) 16th
Nottingham Forest (36/0)
1982/83 First Division (23/0) 5th
1983/84 First Division (13/0) 3rd
Oxford United
1983/84 Third Division (12/0) 1st
Vancouver Whitecaps
1984 NASL (8/0) SF
Luton Town (2/0)
1984/85 First Division (2/0) 13th
INTERNATIONAL CUPS:
Derby County
1972/73 European Cup (8/0) SF
1974/75 UEFA Cup (5/0) R3
1975/76 European Cup (4/0) R2
1976/77 UEFA Cup (4/0) R2
Nottingham Forest
1983/84 UEFA Cup (4/0) SF
NATIONAL TEAM:
1972/77 ENGLAND (27/0); ENGLAND U18
1967 UEFA Euro U18 – RU
1971/72 British Home Championship (1/0) 1st
1973/74 British Home Championship (4/0) 1st
1974/75 British Home Championship (3/0) 1st
1975/76 British Home Championship (2/0) 2nd
1976/77 British Home Championship (1/0) 3rd
HONOURS:
Derby County
1971/72 First Division
1974/75 First Division
1975/76 Charity Shield
Birmingham City
1979/80 Second Division (3rd promotion)
Oxford United
1983/84 Third Division
INDIVIDUAL:
1971/72 Derby County Player of the Year
1973/74 First Division PFA Team of the Year
1974/75 First Division PFA Team of the Year
1974/75 PFA Players’ Player of the Year
1975 World Soccer World XI
1975/76 First Division PFA Team of the Year
1976 World Soccer World XI
1979/80 Second Division PFA Team of the Year
MOST MEMORABLE MATCHES:
1975 Charity Shield: Derby 2-0 West Ham
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