Position: Outside-left.
Born: Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 6 January 1923; Died: Wolverhampton, 23 October 1987.
Career: St Aloysius School, Newcastle Boys, Northumberland Boys, WOLVES juniors, professional Jan 40, Darlington (guest), Leicester City (guest), Walsall (guest) Feb 43, Newcastle United (guest), Retired 1959.
Domestic Honours
Leicester City (Hat-tricks v Notts County (a) 7/12/40, West Bromwich Albion (a) 21/12/40.
Wolves (Football League champion 1953/54, 1957/58, 1958/59 runner-up 1938/39, 1949/50, 1954/55; Midland (Regional) League champion 1939/40; FA Cup winner 1949, semi-finalist 1939, 1951; League War Cup winner 1942).
International Honour
England (12 appearances & 5 goals with Wolves; World Cup finals 1950, 1954; British Championship first 1954; Wartime 3 appearances).
England B (3 appearances with Wolves).
Football League (1 appearance with Wolves).
FL | FAC | WY | CS | EC | Total | |||||||
A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | A | G | |
1938/39 | 8 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – |
1939/40 | – | – | – | – | 32 | 7 (1p) | – | – | – | – | 32 | |
1941/42 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 11 (2p) | – | – | – | – | 28 | 11 |
1942/43 | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – |
1943/44 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 |
1944/45 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 6 | 3 |
1945/46 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 13 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 5 |
1946/47 | 38 | 11 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 38 | 11 |
1947/48 | 34 | 8 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 10 |
1948/49 | 38 | 12 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 45 | 15 |
1949/50 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 47 | 11 |
1950/51 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 6 |
1951/52 | 40 | 11 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 43 | 14 |
1952/53 | 41 | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 11 |
1953/54 | 38 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 39 | 7 |
1954/55 | 17 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 17 | 5 |
1955/56 | 36 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 37 | 7 |
1956/57 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 32 | 4 |
1957/58 | 38 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 42 | 6 |
1958/59 | 16 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 18 | 4 |
Total | 445 | 98 | 38 | 14 | 85 | 27 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 571 | 139 |