 They were also runners-up in 1957–58 and 1959–60, and reached the FA Amateur Cup final in 1957.He left Wycombe in July 1961 to take up a coaching position at Norwich City, which he held until March the following year.In July 1962 he was appointed manager of Athenian League side Sutton United and made an immediate impact, leading Sutton to the final of the FA Amateur Cup at Wembley, where Sutton had never played before.