As a player, Hollins remained in London for almost his whole career featuring for Chelsea, Queens Park Rangers and Arsenal.
Some of his most notable achievements for Chelsea include winning the League Cup with them in 1965, the FA Cup in 1970, and the prestigious European Cup Winners' Cup after they beat Spanish giants Real Madrid in a replayed final.Hollins would also play for London teams Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers before he returned to his boyhood club in 1983 for one season.
In 1985, he was back in Chelsea's dugout but this time as a manager taking over from the retired John Neal. After an unsuccessful title charge in Hollins's first year at the helm, Chelsea would lose form and by March 1988 - after a four-month winless run - Hollins was sacked. Thereafter, his management career yo-yoed between leading Swansea City to the Division Three title in 1999 and leaving the club in 2001 as the Swans were relegated.Hollins would manage a few more teams across the English football leagues until 2008 including Stockport, Crawley and Weymouth.
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