Name: James Vance Born: c.1904 Position: Right-Back Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1924). Club Career: Teams ...... --Seasons-- Signed --Fee-- Ashville RASC Cliftonville ............. 1923 Amateur Biography: James Vance came to the attentions of Cliftonville while playing for the Royal Army Service Corp against the Tank Corp in a representative match at Solitude. At the time Cliftonville freely allowed their ground to be used by the services at no charge for Army matches. It was a policy that earned the club great praise as well as an opportunity to recruit a number of talented players. Vance had previously played two seasons with Ashville of the Belfast Combination before joining the all-amateur Cliftonville early in the 1923/24 season. He remained with the RASC and, due to his being a serving soldier, would have been unable to receive payment for playing football anyway. Most at home as a right-back, he also regularly featured at right-half and even on occasion ...