At the end of the 1923–24 season, Southampton brought in centre-half John Callagher and inside-forward Stan Woodhouse from Bury, who had just been promoted to the First Division as runners-up of the second flight. As part of the deal, left-half Bill Turner moved to the Manchester-based club, where he would remain for a total of three seasons. In a similar deal, the Saints sold full-back Harry Hooper to divisional rivals Leicester City, in exchange for right-half Dennis Jones and outside-left Fred Price. None of the four new players would become regulars in the side, however, and all but Woodhouse had left by the end of the 1924–25 season. In June, outside-left Elias MacDonald – who had joined from Burton All Saints just a year earlier – left for Third Division South side Southend United. The following month, inside-left Jock Salter also left Southampton after just one season at the club (during which he made a single appearance), joining Thornycrofts. Also in July, outside-right Tommy Broad joined from Stoke. In August, outside-right Charlie Brown left Southampton to join Third Division South club Queens Park Rangers. Harold Pearson left around the same to join Coventry City. Manager Jimmy McIntyre brought two more players to the club before the start of the league campaign – centre-forward Jimmy Bullock signed from Crewe Alexandra in the Third Division North, while goalkeeper James Thitchener joined on amateur terms from local club Totton. The club signed another amateur in October, Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic half-back Ernie King, who had signed professional terms by January 1925. In November, Scottish forward Willie McCall returned to his home country on loan with former club Queen of the South, who he would later join in a permanent deal. The last transfer activity of the 1924–25 season came in February 1925, when wing-half Albert Barrett joined Southampton from West Ham United, making one appearance in the Second Division before leaving for Fulham the following summer. Players transferred in Players transferred out Players loaned out  Southampton's 1924–25 season started similarly poorly to the previous campaign. After starting with a goalless draw at home to Oldham Athletic on 30 August, the team lost away games against Stoke and The Wednesday to find themselves at the bottom of the league table by 6 September. However, the team won the return fixture against Stoke 3–0 and beat Clapton Orient 2–0 the following week (all but one of the five goals scored by Arthur Dominy), quickly moving them up to the top half of the table.