Tom Vallance

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Tom Vallance
Personal information
Full name Thomas Vallance
Date of birth May 27, 1856(1856-05-27)
Place of birth    Succoth, Scotland
Date of death    February 16, 1935 (aged 78)
Place of death    Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Right-back
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1874-1884 Rangers 37 (0)   
National team
1877-1881 Scotland 7 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

For the English footballer, see Thomas Vallance

Tom Vallance (born 27 May 1856 in Succoth - 16 February 1935 in Glasgow) was a former Scottish footballer.

He played at right-back for Rangers from 1874 to 1884. Vallance was the first in a long line of inspirational Rangers captains. Before football, Vallance was a rower. He is noted as been abnormally tall for the times but was only around six feet two inches.

Vallance was also capped at international level, making seven appearances for Scotland.

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Sporting positions
Preceded by
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Rangers FC captain
1873-1884
Succeeded by
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