He started his career at Royal Arsenal, joining in 1890 and making his debut in a September 1890 friendly against the 93rd Highlanders.

However he was regarded as an "enthusiastic novice" and quickly dropped by Preston, leaving the club in February 1891.

However he was suspended at the end of the 1892–93 season for a misdemeanour,[1] delaying his transfer to Blackburn Rovers until October 1893.

His stay at Newton Heath lasted just three months, before he joined Notts County, his fourth club that season, in February 1894.

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