Charles Stanley Rance (28 February 1889 – 29 December 1966) was an English professional
footballer
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who played for
Clapton,
Tottenham Hotspur
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,
Derby County
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Founded in 188 ...
,
Queens Park Rangers
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and
Guildford United.
Football career
Rance won two
FA Amateur Cup winners medals with
Isthmian League club
Clapton, in 1907 and 1909. In the latter final he played alongside
Walter Tull
Walter Daniel John Tull (28 April 1888 – 25 March 1918) was an English professional footballer and British Army officer of Afro-Caribbean descent. He played as an inside forward and half back for Clapton, Tottenham Hotspur and Northampton Tow ...
in the Clapton forward line.
In 1910, Rance, a
centre half
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joined Tottenham from Clapton. He played a total of 110 matches and scored one goal for the club in all competitions.
Rance moved to Derby County in 1920 where he featured in 23 matches before joining Queens Park Rangers in 1922. He played in 13 matches for the club and ended his career at Guildford United.
In 1924 he went to
Hilversum to coach
't Gooi.
References
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1889 births
1966 deaths
Footballers from Bow, London
English footballers
Clapton F.C. players
Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
Derby County F.C. players
Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
Guildford City F.C. players
Isthmian League players
English Football League players
Association football defenders
Expatriate football managers in the Netherlands
English expatriate football managers