He began his playing career in local football with Barnet and Finchley before joining Birmingham in October 1922.

[4][5] He went straight into the starting XI for his debut in the First Division on 4 November in a goalless draw at home to Cardiff City.

After that he played only twice more for the first team, standing in for the unavailable Jackie Whitehouse,[6] then returned to the south-east of England in February 1924 to join Southend United.

He scored four goals as Southend beat Chelsea reserves 5–1 in the London Combination on New Year's Eve, but a "breach of club rules" occurring later that day brought the player a two-week suspension and a place on the transfer list.

In February 1932, while a Charlton player, he sustained a knee injury which forced his retirement from the game at the end of the 1931–32 season.