Thomas Vallance (27 May 1856 – 16 February 1935) was a Scottish footballer. He made 38 Scottish Cup appearances for the Rangers club.

Tom Vallance
Personal information
Full name Thomas Vallance
Date of birth (1856-05-27)27 May 1856
Place of birth Renton, Scotland
Date of death 16 February 1935(1935-02-16) (aged 78)
Place of death Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Right-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1874–1882 Rangers
1884 Rangers
International career
1877–1881 Scotland 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football

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Before football, Vallance was a rower. He was noted as being abnormally tall for the times but was only around six feet two inches. He played at right-back for the Rangers from 1874 to 1882. He left Scotland on 22 February 1882 to take a position in Calcutta. He embarked on a career in the tea plantations of Assam but returned after a year suffering from blackwater fever.[1]

Vallance was also capped at international level, making seven appearances for Scotland between 1877 and 1881.[2]

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