The 31-year-old defender, who has signed for an undisclosed fee, becomes new manager Sean O'Driscoll's second signing following the arrival of Adlene Guedioura from Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Collins had flown back from Stoke's pre-season tour of the USA to finalise the move.
The Welshman joined the Potters from Sunderland in 2009.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Sheffield UnitedSheff Utd | 22 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 32 | 11 | 21 | 48 |
| 2 | Leeds UnitedLeeds | 22 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 41 | 15 | 26 | 45 |
| 3 | Burnley | 22 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 28 | 9 | 19 | 44 |
| 4 | Sunderland | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 34 | 18 | 16 | 43 |
| 5 | Blackburn RoversBlackburn | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 25 | 18 | 7 | 37 |
| 6 | Middlesbrough | 22 | 10 | 5 | 7 | 38 | 28 | 10 | 35 |
| 7 | West Bromwich AlbionWest Brom | 22 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 26 | 16 | 10 | 35 |
| 8 | Watford | 21 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 34 |
| 9 | Sheffield WednesdaySheff Weds | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 28 | 30 | -2 | 32 |
| 10 | Millwall | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 18 | 3 | 28 |
| 11 | Swansea CitySwansea | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 27 |
| 12 | Bristol City | 22 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 26 | 28 | -2 | 27 |
| 13 | Norwich CityNorwich | 22 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 37 | 34 | 3 | 26 |
| 14 | Queens Park RangersQPR | 22 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 25 |
| 15 | Luton TownLuton | 22 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 25 | 38 | -13 | 25 |
| 16 | Derby CountyDerby | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 27 | 28 | -1 | 24 |
| 17 | Coventry CityCoventry | 22 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 24 |
| 18 | Preston North EndPreston | 22 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -7 | 23 |
| 19 | Stoke CityStoke | 22 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 22 |
| 20 | Portsmouth | 20 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 25 | 35 | -10 | 20 |
| 21 | Hull City | 22 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 31 | -10 | 19 |
| 22 | Cardiff CityCardiff | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 34 | -15 | 18 |
| 23 | Oxford UnitedOxford Utd | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 21 | 37 | -16 | 18 |
| 24 | Plymouth ArgylePlymouth | 21 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 45 | -23 | 18 |
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