In 1902, he moved back to England, signing for Liverpool (32 appearances, four goals) and then switched to Manchester City in 1903.
[8][9] He made 88 appearances for City, scoring 20 goals[9] as the club won the 1904 FA Cup Final and were runners-up in the League in the same season.
He returned to Scotland in 1906, playing for Rangers for two seasons and part of a third without winning a major trophy (53 appearances, 23 goals)[10] before transferring to Manchester United in early 1909.
He helped United win the 1910–11 Football League title (10 appearances in that campaign, from 46 and 3 goals overall) before retiring in 1914.
[11][12] He later served as manager of hometown club Dumbarton from early 1919 to late 1920[13] (also making one final league appearance as a player)[1] and worked under Bill Struth at Rangers as the first team trainer.