Complex sentence: Hollins began his career with local non-league side Merrow, and played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United, Mansfield Town, Nottingham Forest and Aldershot, making a total of 314 league appearances.
Split into simpler sentences: Hollins began his career with local non-league side Merrow, and played in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Newcastle United and Mansfield Town. He went on to play for Aldershot, making a total of 314 league appearances.