Personal information | |||
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Full name | Frank Lane | ||
Date of birth | (1948-07-20)20 July 1948 | ||
Place of birth | Wallasey, England | ||
Date of death | 19 May 2011(2011-05-19) (aged 62) | ||
Place of death | Wirral, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
Stanley Arms | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1968–1971 | Tranmere Rovers | 89 | (0) |
1971–1975 | Liverpool | 1 | (0) |
1975–1978 | Notts County | 5 | (0) |
1978–1980 | Kettering Town | 27 | (0) |
1980–1981 | Bedford Town | 30 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frankie Lane (20 July 1948 – 19 May 2011) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He began his Football League career with Tranmere Rovers, before joining Liverpool, where he spent four years as reserve goalkeeper. He made only two appearances for the club – the first of which, against Derby County, was notable for an incident where he safely caught a cross, only to step back over his goal line – but did make it onto the bench for the 1973 UEFA Cup Final, before leaving to join Notts County in 1975. He was also second choice at Meadow Lane, understudying Eric McManus, before dropping into non-league football with Kettering Town in March 1978. Lane died in May 2011.
References
- ^ "Player profile Frank Lane". LFC History. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- "Tranmere Rovers : 1946/47 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- "Liverpool 3 - 0 Borussia Moenchengladbach". LFC History. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- "Notts County : 1946/47 – 2007/08". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 10 July 2009.
- "Reds mourn Lane". Official Liverpool FC Website. 24 May 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2011.
External links
Categories:- 1948 births
- 2011 deaths
- Footballers from Wallasey
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football goalkeepers
- Tranmere Rovers F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Notts County F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Bedford Town F.C. players
- UEFA Europa League–winning players
- English Football League players
- 20th-century English sportsmen