[3] He also played in the Southern League for Chelmsford City, Dartford, Cambridge United, Gravesend & Northfleet and Folkestone.
[5] He first played for Chelsea at 18,[6] alongside Peter Brabrook, Ron Tindall, Les Allen and Frank Blunstone in a forward line with an average age of under 20.
[7] He played and scored in Chelsea's first appearance in European competition, against a Copenhagen XI in the first round of the 1958–60 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup.
[8] Although he scored regularly for Chelsea, he fell out with manager Ted Drake,[6] and joined Brighton & Hove Albion in 1960 for a club record £15,000 fee.
[9] He was Brighton's joint-top scorer, alongside Johnny Goodchild and Bobby Laverick, with 10 goals in all competitions, as the team failed to avoid relegation the following year.