[4][5] Described in the Derby Daily Telegraph as a "lean and lanky"[5] centre-half with competence in both the defensive and the creative aspects of his role – "a rare breaker-up and knows a thing or two about feeding his forwards"[4] – Strang had progressed well with Palace and become a regular in the team when, in October 1925, he and forward Bill Hand were charged with breach of contract in respect of training requirements and given two weeks' notice to leave the club.
[1] He played 99 league matches over three seasons, and his "heroic" performance in an FA Cup tie in 1931 made a major contribution to the struggling club's survival.
The second half was a rearguard action as Halifax clung on to the draw, and then won the replay and their second-round tie before losing in the third round:One of the tensest struggles I have ever seen followed.
In the last 15 minutes the suspense was almost unbearable, ... Dick Strang, at centre halfback, was a hero for Halifax Town on that never-to-be-forgotten day.
[9] Strang was little used in Northampton's first team,[1] and in the summer of 1933, he joined Darlington,[10] for whom he played 171 matches in the Third Division North before finishing his senior career in 1938.