[2] During the war, he made guest appearances for clubs including Luton Town[1] while serving as an aircraft fitter in the Royal Air Force.
[3] After the war, he spent two and a half years with West Bromwich Albion, but played infrequently, so in February 1949, he joined Second Division club Lincoln City for a £3,000 fee.
Because Lincoln needed him to play in a match the next day, they chartered a plane to fly him from Cardiff Airport to Southampton for the match, and asked the local police to visit Finch's home to give him the news.
[1][4] Finch played at outside right for his first few seasons with Lincoln, and was ever-present in both 1950–51 and 1951–52, when he contributed to the club's Third Division North title.
[6] Finch ran a newsagent's shop in Lincoln after his retirement from professional football, and later worked as a van driver for a bakery.