Storey played for Ardsley Welfare and Grimethorpe Athletic in non-League football while working as a miner, before joining Huddersfield Town in 1943.
He played for York in the FA Cup semi-final in 1955 and left a year later after making 354 appearances to join hometown club Barnsley.
[2] Meanwhile, he played non-League football for local colliery sides Ardsley Welfare and Grimethorpe Athletic before signing for Huddersfield Town in September 1943.
[2][6] He received a benefit match in 1955 and was granted a free transfer in 1956 after making 354 appearances and scoring 42 goals in all competitions for York, joining hometown club Barnsley in May to run their reserve team.
[2] He made 29 appearances and scored four goals in the league for Barnsley before joining Accrington Stanley in October 1957,[1] where he "once more belied his age with some top class displays".