He made 38 Scottish Cup appearances for the Rangers club.

He was noted as being abnormally tall for the times but was only around six feet two inches.

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.

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