In 2013, Bain placed fifth in a Football League 125th Anniversary poll of Brentford's best ever captains and was inducted into the club's Hall of Fame in May 2015.
[3] Bain failed to make an appearance for the first team during the 1922–23 and 1923–24 seasons and finally made his professional debut in a 4–2 win over Leyton Orient on 7 February 1925.
[8] After a six-month spell, Bain returned to the Football League as a £250 signing for Third Division South club Brentford in November 1928.
[10][11] After Curtis' departure in 1949, Bain served as assistant to Jackie Gibbons (1949–1952), Tommy Lawton (1953) and Bill Dodgin, Sr.
[4] Bain's younger brother David was also a professional footballer who played for Manchester United (the siblings coincided on the club staff for two years, but never appeared together in a competitive fixture).