Billy Lane (footballer)
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Henry Charles Lane[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1904-10-23)23 October 1904 | ||
Place of birth | Tottenham, England | ||
Date of death | 10 November 1985(1985-11-10) (aged 81)[2] | ||
Place of death | Chelmsford, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
Position(s) | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
London City Mission | |||
Gnome Athletic | |||
0000–1923 | Park Avondale | ||
1923–1926 | Tottenham Hotspur | 26 | (7) |
1923 | Summerstown | ||
1924 | Barnet | ||
1924 | Northfleet United | ||
1926–1928 | Leicester City | 5 | (2) |
1928–1929 | Reading | 6 | (2) |
1929–1932 | Brentford | 112 | (82) |
1932–1936 | Watford | 124 | (68) |
1936–1937 | Bristol City | 30 | (11) |
1937–1938 | Clapton Orient | 12 | (1) |
1938–1939 | Gravesend United | ||
Total | 315 | (173) | |
Managerial career | |||
1947–1950 | Guildford City | ||
1951–1961 | Brighton & Hove Albion | ||
1961–1963 | Gravesend and Northfleet | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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William Henry Charles Lane (23 October 1904 – 10 November 1985) was an English football centre forward, best remembered for his time in the Football League with Watford and Brentford, making over 120 appearances for each club.[1]