Harry Lane (footballer, born 1894)

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Harry Lane
Personal information
Full name Harry William Lane[1]
Date of birth (1894-10-23)23 October 1894
Place of birth Stoney Stanton, England
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside right, utility player
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Stoney Stanton Swifts
0000–1912 Hinckley United
1912–1914 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
1914–1915 Notts County 0 (0)
Sutton Town
1919–1921 West Ham United 19 (0)
1921–1922 Charlton Athletic 3 (0)
1922–1923 Queens Park Rangers 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry William Lane (born 23 October 1894) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right in the Football League for West Ham United, Queens Park Rangers and Charlton Athletic.[1][3][4]

Personal life[edit]

During the First World War, Lane enlisted as a despatch rider and later became a pilot in the Royal Flying Corps.[5] He achieved a BA in Law after the war.[5]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 1919–20[6] Second Division 9 0 0 0 ― 9 0
1920–21[6] 10 0 0 0 ― 10 0
Total 19 0 0 0 ― 19 0
Charlton Athletic 1921–22[7] Third Division South 3 0 0 0 ― 3 0
Queens Park Rangers 1922–23[8] Third Division South 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 27 0 0 0 0 0 27 0

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 168. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "The coming of the big ball: the Second Division: Notts County". Athletic News. Manchester. 18 August 1913. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ^ "Harry Lane". The City Ground. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Harry Lane". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Five out of Six Came Home – Charlton Athletic and the Aftermath of War". University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Harry Lane". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. ^ "Season Stats 1921/1922 – 1925/1926". CAFC Facts & Stats. 24 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Seasonal Stats – 1922–23". Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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