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Stanley Victor "Stan" Collymore (born 22 January 1971) is an English football pundit, and former footballer, who played from 1990 until 2001. He held the British transfer record when he moved from Nottingham Forest to Liverpool for £8.5 million in 1995 and was capped three times at senior level by the England national football team but never scored.
Collymore's mother Doreen, a swimming pool receptionist in Cannock, Staffordshire, had four daughters from her first husband, who was from nearby Wolverhampton. When she met his father, a former military man and Barbadian national (who was... MORE
Stanley Victor "Stan" Collymore (born 22 January 1971) is an English football pundit, and former footballer, who played from 1990 until 2001. He held the British transfer record when he moved from Nottingham Forest to Liverpool for £8.5 million in 1995 and was capped three times at senior level by the England national football team but never scored.
Collymore's mother Doreen, a swimming pool receptionist in Cannock, Staffordshire, had four daughters from her first husband, who was from nearby Wolverhampton. When she met his father, a former military man and Barbadian national (who was also called Stanley Collymore), they moved to Barbados but returned to Cannock.
Collymore was born in Stone, Staffordshire. As a young boy he supported Aston Villa. A centre forward, Collymore played junior football for Cannock Peelers and Penkridge Juniors before starting his career as an apprentice footballer with Walsall, and also Wolverhampton Wanderers, before being released and signing for then Conference team, Stafford Rangers. It was there he caught the eye of several football league clubs by demonstrating the ability to score spectacular goals before being given his chance as a full-time LESS
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