After playing for the London City Mission,
Gnome Athletic and Park Avondale, Lane joined
Tottenham Hotspur in 1922 for the first time but left the club without appearing in a senior match. He went on to play for
Summerstown and Barnet before re-joining Tottenham after a spell with the club's "
nursery" team
Northfleet United. Lane, a
centre forward, went on to feature in 36 matches and found the net on 12 occasions between 1924 and 1926. Lane had been courting the attention of the
England selectors at the time, who were present at the match, but unimpressed with his behaviour. The incident ended Lane's chances of an international call-up and his Tottenham career.
Reading and
Brentford, where he scored 89 goals in 123 appearances. Despite his excellent form for the Bees, Lane was transfer-listed by manager
Harry Curtis, who needed the money from Lane's sale to fund the transfer of
Middlesbrough players
Jack Holliday,
Bert Watson and
Billy Scott. He featured in a total of 136 matches for Watford in all competitions, scoring 77 goals and went on to have spells at
Bristol City, Clapton Orient and finally
Gravesend United. == Managerial and coaching career ==