[3] He had trials with Newcastle United and Guildford City, and played non-league football for clubs including Sunderland Forge, Bank Head Albion, Shiney Row Swifts, Easington Colliery Welfare and Sunderland Electrical Undertaking.
[4] He played ten matches in the Third Division North, scoring twice,[3] and was prolific in reserve-team matches,[4] but after the club finished 21st out of 22 in the league and were obliged to seek re-election, he was one of many released in what the Northern Daily Mail called a "clean sweep of their players".
[5] He joined divisional rivals Darlington in August 1931,[4] and scored once in five appearances at the beginning of the season,[3] but the club cancelled his registration in October.
[6] In the 1932–33 season, he played local football in the Sunderland area for Bank Head Albion,[7] as well as for Wearside League clubs Shiney Row Swifts[1] and Easington Colliery Welfare.
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