Non-League Paper

GOODBYE ALBERT, THE MR CONCORD

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
7 April 2019

By Matt Badcock
CONCORD RANGERS chairman Ant Smith has paid tribute to the legacy built by the club’s founder Albert Lant – also his uncle –who has passed away.
Originally a boys club, Lant took Concord Rangers into competitive football for the first time in 1967.
With his son Steve in the team, Lant managed Concord in their formative years and helped lay the foundations for the success they went on to achieve.
A move to Saturday football soon followed and the club climbed up to the Essex Senior League, with Lant overseeing the promotions as chairman, a role he stood down ...

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