Lance Lanyon Carr (18 February 1910 – 1983) was a South African former professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

player. He was born in

Johannesburg Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demo ...

. He played for

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from September 1933 to October 1936 making a total of 31 appearances scoring eight times. He also played for

Aldershot Aldershot () is a town in Hampshire, England. It lies on heathland in the extreme northeast corner of the county, southwest of London. The area is administered by Rushmoor Borough Council. The town has a population of 37,131, while the Alders ...

, Newport County, Swindon Town,

Bristol City Bristol City Football Club is a professional football club based in Bristol, England, which compete in the , the second tier of English football. They have played their home games at Ashton Gate since moving from St John's Lane in 1904. The ...

, Bristol Rovers, Gloucester City and

Merthyr Tydfil Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...

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LFChistory.net 1910 births 1983 deaths Soccer players from Johannesburg Liverpool F.C. players Newport County A.F.C. players Aldershot F.C. players Swindon Town F.C. players Bristol Rovers F.C. players Gloucester City A.F.C. players Bristol City F.C. players Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players South African soccer players Association football outside forwards South African expatriate soccer players Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Wales South African expatriate sportspeople in England South African expatriate sportspeople in Wales {{SouthAfrica-footy-forward-stub