Anthony Stephen Lange (born 10 December 1964) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Lange made over 250 appearances in the Football League between 1983 and 1997.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anthony Stephen Lange[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 December 1964[1] | ||
| Place of birth | West Ham,[1] England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Bromley District | |||
| Charlton Athletic | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1986 | Charlton Athletic | 12 | (0) |
| 1985 | → Aldershot (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1986–1988 | Aldershot | 125 | (0) |
| 1988–1992 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 8 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Aldershot (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Torquay United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | West Bromwich Albion | 48 | (0) |
| 1995–1997 | Fulham | 59 | (0) |
| St. Leonards Stamcroft | |||
| Total | 262 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editBorn in West Ham, Lange was playing for the Bromley District side when he signed for Charlton Athletic, turning professional in 1983.[3] He later played for Aldershot, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Torquay United, Portsmouth, West Bromwich Albion, Fulham and St. Leonards Stamcroft.[4][5]
At Aldershot, Lange was the club's Player of the Year in both the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons.[3] He also won promotion to the Third Division with the club in the 1986–87 season.[3] He moved to Wolverhampton Wanderers in 1988 for a fee of £150,000, which remains Aldershot's record transfer fee.[3]
While at West Bromwich Albion, Lange won promotion via the play-offs in the 1992–93 season, with Lange appearing in the final.[6] While at the club he was nicknamed "Freddie" due to his appearance being similar to Freddie Mercury.[6]
Lange was a member of the Fulham team which was runner-up in Division Three in the 1996–97 season.[7]
Later life
editAfter retiring as a player, Lange worked as a landscape gardener and for Southern Railway.[7] Lange also played for the West Bromwich Albion Masters side.[6]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Tony Lange". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ a b c d "Tony Lange to be guest of the day at Cheltenham game". Aldershot F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ Tony Lange at Soccerbase
- ^ a b c "Albion's 1993 play-off side revisited". Birmingham Mail. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
- ^ a b Adam Ellis (5 January 2016). "Where are they now? Fulham's Division 3 runners-up 1997". The League Paper. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
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