Mick Lane, an apprentice from Somerset, was drafted into Exeter City’s first team to make a single appearance in August 1983. He  later played for Minehead.

Mick signed on schoolboy forms for Exeter City in December 1980 before becoming an apprentice and making his first-team league debut at Scunthorpe United in September 1983. Signing as a professional in December 1984, Mick didn’t make another first-team appearance and was released on a free transfer at the end of the 1984/85 season.

Playing first for Minehead, Mick went on to play for Chard Town, Barnstaple Town, Minehead (again), Tiverton Town, Chard Town (second spell with the club) and finally Elmore for whom he signed for in August 1993. 

Later living on a farm at Hockworthy in Somerset, Mick had moved into property development having previously been involved in sports event management and spending six years in the United States.