[2] He played football for Ansley Hall Colliery, Grendon and Nuneaton Borough[3] before signing a professional contract with Birmingham City in February 1950, and spent the next decade as backup to Gil Merrick.

[4] In November 1957, he was injured in an explosion at Baddesley Colliery in Warwickshire, where he worked as a miner, and three years later, he fractured his skull while playing in goal against Manchester United.

[7] He played on the losing side in two Inter-Cities Fairs Cup finals, against Barcelona in 1960 and Roma in 1961,[8][9] and for the winners of the 1963 Football League Cup Final against city rivals Aston Villa.

[10] With advancing age and the arrival of Jim Herriot, Schofield lost his place in the Birmingham team, and was transferred to Wrexham in 1966.

[2] He lost his place in late 1967, and spent a month on loan at Cork Hibernians of the League of Ireland.