Tony Lange

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.

Tony Lange
Personal information
Full name Anthony Stephen Lange[1]
Date of birth (1964-12-10) 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

Born 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

After 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
  1. "Tony Lange". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 42. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. "Tony Lange to be guest of the day at Cheltenham game". Aldershot F.C. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  4. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  5. Tony Lange at Soccerbase
  6. "Albion's 1993 play-off side revisited". Birmingham Mail. 11 May 2007. Retrieved 3 July 2016.
  7. 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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