Colin Veitch was an international footballer who represented England 6 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Ireland on 17th February 1906 at 24 years old, and his last was vs Wales on 15th March 1909 aged 27. Veitch, born on 22nd May 1881, in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, has a FA Legacy Number of 314 and played as a Centre Half and
Left Half for his country.
Colin Veitch - 6 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Colin Campbell McKechnie Veitch
- Born: 22nd May 1881, Newcastle-upon-Tyne
- Died: 26th August 1938, Bern, Switzerland aged 57
- England Career: 1906 - 1909
- Positions whilst with England: Centre Half and Left Half
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Newcastle United (6)
- FA Legacy Number: 314
- Died from pneumonia whilst recuperating in Switzerland.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v
Ireland (HC) on 17th February 1906 aged 24 years, 8 months, 26 days - Last Cap: v
Wales (HC) on 15th March 1909 aged 27 years, 9 months, 24 days - Career Length: 3 years, 26 days
- Starts: 6
- Substitute:
0 - Withdrawn:
0 - Full Games: 6
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Away
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Won
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Drawn
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Centre Half
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Left Half
- 3
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
England Committee- 6
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Bob Crompton
- 6 Matches
- Ben Warren
- 6 Matches
- Jimmy Ashcroft
- 3 Matches
- Dicky Bond
- 3 Matches
- Jesse Pennington
- 3 Matches
- Sammy Day
- 3 Matches
- Sam Hardy
- 3 Matches
- Stanley Harris
- 3 Matches
- Billy Wedlock
- 3 Matches
- Herbert Smith
- 2 Matches
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- The Times Obituary, Monday 29th August 1938.
- 9 sources from 6 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- WAL, 2 - 0, 15th Mar 1909 (HC) Newcastle United, Cap: 6.
Age: 27 years, 9 months, 24 days. 
SCO, 1 - 1, 6th Apr 1907 (HC) Newcastle United, Cap: 5.
Age: 25 years, 10 months, 15 days.- WAL, 1 - 1, 18th Mar 1907 (HC) Newcastle United, Cap: 4.
Age: 25 years, 9 months, 27 days. - SCO, 1 - 2, 7th Apr 1906 (HC) Newcastle United, Cap: 3.
Age: 24 years, 10 months, 16 days. - WAL, 1 - 0, 19th Mar 1906 (HC) Newcastle United, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 9 months, 28 days. - IRE, 5 - 0, 17th Feb 1906 (HC) Newcastle United, Cap: 1.
Age: 24 years, 8 months, 26 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.