- Jackie Lane (footballer)
Infobox Football biography
playername = Jackie Lane
fullname = John George Lane
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1931|11|10|df=y
cityofbirth =Birmingham
countryofbirth =England
dateofdeath =
cityofdeath =
countryofdeath =
height =
position = Forward
youthyears = 0|0000–1949
youthclubs = Boldmere St. Michaels
years = 1949–1956
1956–1959
1959–19??
1961–196?
clubs = Birmingham City
Notts County
Hinckley Athletic
Kidderminster Harriers
Evesham United
caps(goals) = 46 (14)
57 (19)John George "Jackie" Lane (born 10 November 1931) is an English former footballer. [cite book |author=Hugman, Barry J. |title=PFA Premier and Football League Players Records (1946-2005) |year=2005 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |pages=p. 359 |isbn=1852916656] He played more than 100 matches in
the Football League for Birmingham Citycite book |author=Matthews, Tony |title=Birmingham City: A Complete Record |year=1995 |publisher=Breedon Books |location=Derby |pages=p. 104 |isbn=978-1-85983-010-9] and Notts County. [cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/nottscty/nottscty.htm |title=Notts County: 1946/47 – 2007/08 |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2008-09-16]Lane was born in
Selly Oak ,Birmingham . He began his football career with local club Boldmere St. Michaels before joining Birmingham City in 1949. He provided cover for any forward position, though preferred to play atinside forward , and contributed to the club winning the Second Division title in the 1954–55 season. He also played one game in theInter-Cities Fairs Cup . [Matthews, p. 241.] After finishing his league career he playednon-League football for Hinckley Athletic, scoring four goals in the club's first ever Southern League fixture, [cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/Colosseum/Park/5881/heroes.html |title=Middlefield heroes: Dudley Kernick and the Boys of '63 |work=Hinckley United Football Club (an unofficial site) |accessdate=2008-09-18] Kidderminster Harriers and Evesham United.References
Honours
with Birmingham City
*Football League Second Division winners: 1954–55Persondata
NAME = Lane, Jackie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Lane, John Geoffrey
SHORT DESCRIPTION = Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH = 10 November 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH =Selly Oak ,Birmingham ,England
DATE OF DEATH =
PLACE OF DEATH =
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