 He moved to Bury in 1931 where he scored 17 times in 45 league games.After a loan spell with Ashton National, he joined Northampton Town, but played just once before joining Hurst and playing six Cheshire League Games towards the end of the 1933–34 season.He moved back to the Football League with Hartlepools United in 1934 and scored 26 times in 43 games for United during the 1934–35 season, but left at the end of the season to join Barrow.