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Jack Lane

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Jack Lane
Lane withBrentfordin 1926.
Personal information
Full name John William Lane[1]
Date of birth 29 May 1898[2]
Place of birth Cradley Heath,England[2]
Date of death June 1984 (aged 86)[3]
Place of death Hammersmith,England[3]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[4]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1920 Cradley Heath
1920–1923 Burnley 5 (0)
1923–1925 Chesterfield 65 (19)
1925–1931 Brentford 216 (74)
1931–1932 Crystal Palace 34 (10)
1932–1933 Aldershot 36 (8)
Total 356 (111)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John William Lane(29 May 1898 – June 1984) was an English professionalfootballerwho played as aninside right.He is best remembered for his five years in theFootball LeaguewithBrentford,for whom he made 234 appearances and was clubcaptain.He was posthumously inducted into the BrentfordHall of Famein 2015.

Club career

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Burnley

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Aninside forward,Lane began his career at hometownnon-LeagueclubCradley Heath.[2]He secured a move to thetop flightof English football withBurnleyin December 1920 and made his professional debut during the club's Championship-winning1920–21season.[1]He failed to make an impression atTurf Moorand departed in 1923, having made just five league appearances for the Clarets.[2]

Chesterfield

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Lane dropped down to theThird Division Northto sign forChesterfieldin 1923,[1]in part-exchange forPhilip Pedlar.[5]The Spireites pushed hard for promotion during his time with the club and he departed in March 1925.[1]Lane made 70 appearances and scored 19 goals during his time atSaltergate.[3]

Brentford

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Lane transferred toThird Division SouthstrugglersBrentfordin March 1925.[1]He got off to a good start atGriffin Park,scoring on his debut versusSwansea Townand scoring a further three goals in his final eight appearances of the season.[6]He established himself as a first team regular in the following season, making 40 appearances and scoring 9 goals.[6]The arrival ofHarry Curtisas manager in 1926 saw Lane appointed ascaptainand was he was an automatic pick when fit.[1]His final two seasons were his best at Griffin Park, when he scored 19 goals in each of the1929–30and1930–31seasons.[6]As a recognition of his service to the club, Lane was awarded the proceeds from aLondon Combinationmatch versusSouthamptonin 1930.[1]He departed Brentford in January 1931 and at the time was the club's recordFootball Leaguegoalscorer, having amassed 234 appearances and 86 goals during just under six years at Griffin Park.[7]Lane was posthumously inducted into the BrentfordHall of Famein 2015.[8]

Crystal Palace

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Lane transferred to Third Division South clubCrystal Palaceon 29 January 1931.[9]As with his time at Brentford, he narrowly missed out on promotion from the division and left the club in September 1932, having scored 10 goals in 34 appearances.[9][10]

Aldershot

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Lane transferred to Third Division South clubAldershotin September 1932.[9]He played for one season at theRecreation Groundbefore retiring,[1]having scored eight goals in 36 appearances.[2]

Personal life

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After retiring from football in 1933, Lane was licensee of the Royal Horse Guardsmen pub in Ealing Road,Brentforduntil 1980.[1]He lived in Brentford and died in 1984.[1]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield 1923–24[11] Third Division North 39 11 3 0 42 11
1924–25[12] 26 8 2 0 28 8
Total 65 19 5 0 70 19
Brentford 1924–25[6] Third Division South 9 4 — 9 4
1925–26[6] 38 8 2 1 40 9
1926–27[6] 41 9 8 4 49 13
1927–28[6] 37 11 1 0 38 11
1928–29[6] 32 9 1 2 33 11
1929–30[6] 34 19 1 0 35 19
1930–31[6] 25 14 5 5 30 19
Total 216 74 18 12 234 86
Career total 281 93 23 12 304 105

Honours

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References

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  1. ^abcdefghijHaynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006).Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006.Harefield: Yore Publications. pp. 93–94.ISBN978-0955294914.
  2. ^abcdeJoyce, Michael (2012).Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939.Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 168.ISBN978-1905891610.
  3. ^abc"Chesterfield FC: Player-based information".Retrieved11 October2015.
  4. ^Centaurus (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Burnley".Athletic News.Manchester. p. 5.
  5. ^"Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1922-23".Retrieved19 December2016.
  6. ^abcdefghijWhite, Eric, ed. (1989).100 Years Of Brentford.Brentford FC. pp. 368–371.ISBN0951526200.
  7. ^"On This Day in History: 29 May".www.brentfordfc.com.Retrieved23 December2021.
  8. ^abWickham, Chris."Kevin O'Connor and Marcus Gayle join others in being added to Brentford FC Hall of Fame".brentfordfc.co.uk.Retrieved14 June2015.
  9. ^abc"John (Jack) Lane".Holmesdale Online.Retrieved15 November2014.
  10. ^"Appearances".Archived fromthe originalon 30 May 2019.Retrieved15 November2014.
  11. ^"Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1923-24".Retrieved19 December2016.
  12. ^"Chesterfield FC line-ups, 1919 to date: 1924-25".Retrieved19 December2016.
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