He was then an ever-present in the 44 game 1907–08 campaign, as the "Citizens" finished third in the league, some nine points behind rivals Manchester United.

He played 41 games in 1914–15, in the last season before World War I put a temporary halt to the Football League.

[1] However, the morning of his debut game on South Shields on 23 October he was arrested on assault charges against a chambermaid at the hotel where the team had spent the night.

[1] After being released on bail, he played the game with a detective standing in the crowd, possibly distracting the team as they went on to lose 6–1.

[1] He played 13 games in the 1921–22 campaign before he seriously injured his leg in a 4–1 defeat by Coventry City at Highfield Road on 31 December.