Born in Cogan, Wales[2] Vizard joined Bolton Wanderers in September 1910 from Barry, making his debut later that year.
He remained in the team until retiring in 1931 aged 41, becoming the oldest player to play for the club (a record only broken in 1995 by Peter Shilton).
[3] After the 1938/39 season, Vizard left the club to take the reins at Queens Park Rangers, succeeding Billy Birrell.
Due to the outbreak of World War II causing the suspension of league football, he never had the chance to manage them in a competitive game.
He was appointed Wolves manager in April 1944, and despite taking them to third place in the First Division in the first peacetime season in 1946/47, he was replaced by Stan Cullis in the summer of 1948.