It's with a heavy heart that we reveal Jack Lane has made the tough decision to step away from football due to further injury complications following his ACL injury sustained at Needham Market in December 2023.
The 31-year-old made 215 appearances in the gold and black, scoring 11 times - most notably a stunner from outside the box at Curzon Ashton during the Covid season.
Everyone at Leamington FC thanks Jack for his loyalty, passion and energy that he brought to the club over six seasons and we wish him and his family nothing but the best - and hope to see them down in Warwickshire often.
Brakes boss Paul Holleran said, “Sadly Jack picked up a long term injury in December, and after scans we realised it was damage to the ACL. Jack’s been going through rehab, as fans would have seen towards the end of the season, got himself back to light training at the back end of the season and was jumping for joy at Telford - he looked alright when he was doing gambols on the pitch!
“He came back into pre-season, but we always knew that with the situation Jack was in where he went through rehab and not an operation that there was always a risk and sadly after some sessions it’s proved not to be okay. The difficult position is Jack’s got himself into a situation where his knee is solid and okay for day-to-day activities such as working and going to the gym but sadly twisting, turning, jumping and landing is where he’s found it difficult and as a result he’s taken the decision to step away from football - one to rehab his injury so he can live a normal life, and at 31 the decisions you make are different to when you’re 21. When you’re married with a child and a business, you have to weigh everything up.
“Jack Lane is like a number of players we’ve had over the years. I’ve been lucky to manage him and we’ve been lucky to have him at the club - he’s been a massive part of our success and he’s from a great family. It gets harder and harder every year losing players who’ve played lots of games, contributed massively and do really care about the football club. We have to try and keep evolving the club and developing younger talent, which Jack’s played an expert part in too with taking younger lads under his wing.
“We’d have all loved for Jack to come in and on the front foot to be heavily involved this season but sadly that won’t happen. First and foremost we want Jack to be okay and able to operate functionally for his business and his family. We’re sad to see him step away from football but glad to have had him for so long.
“We wish him and his family nothing but the best, and we’re sure we’ll be seeing him in Leamington over the coming months and we look forward to that.”
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