Phil Lane (footballer)

Phil Lane
Personal information
Full name	Philip Henry Lane
Date of birth	12 March 1911
Place of birth	West Melbourne
Date of death	8 August 2006 (aged 95)
Playing career^1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1932	Fitzroy	1 (0)
^1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1932 season.

Phil Lane (12 March 1911 – 8 August 2006) was an Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Although he was listed at Fitzroy for three years, Lane made his only appearance with the seniors early in the 1932 VFL season, a 19-point loss to North Melbourne at Brunswick Street. He then became a field umpire and officiated in 26 VFL games from 1943 to 1946 as well as the reserves Grand Final in 1947.

References

• Phil Lane's statistics from AFL Tables
• Holmesby, Russell and Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers. 7th ed. Melbourne: Bas Publishing.