Jack Lane

John William Lane (29 May 1898 – June 1984) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside right. He is best remembered for his five years in the Football League with Brentford, for whom he made 234 appearances and was club captain. He was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.

Club career Burnley An inside forward, Lane began his career at hometown non-League club Cradley Heath. He secured a move to the top flight of English football with Burnley in December 1920 and made his professional debut during the club's Championship-winning 1920–21 season. He failed to make an impression at Turf Moor and departed in 1923, having made just five league appearances for the Clarets. The Spireites pushed hard for promotion during his time with the club and he departed in March 1925.

Brentford Lane transferred to Third Division South strugglers Brentford in March 1925. He established himself as a first team regular in the following season, making 40 appearances and scoring 9 goals. Lane was posthumously inducted into the Brentford Hall of Fame in 2015.

Crystal Palace Lane transferred to Third Division South club Crystal Palace on 29 January 1931. 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.

Aldershot Lane transferred to Third Division South club Aldershot in September 1932. First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0 1921–22 Third Division North 39 11 3 0 42 11 1924–25 Third Division North 26 8 2 0 28 8

65 19 5 0 70 19

1924–25 Third Division South 9 4

9 4 1925–26 Third Division South 38 8 2 1 40 9 1926–27 Third Division South 41 9 8 4 49 13 1927–28 Third Division South 37 11 1 0 38 11 1928–29 Third Division South 32 9 1 2 33 11 1929–30 Third Division South 34 19 1 0 35 19 1930–31 Third Division South 25 14 5 5 30 19

216 74 18 12 234 86

286 93 23 12 309 105

Honours Brentford Hall of Fame