he made two appearances for the full england team, the first in a 3–1 victory against france on 17 may 1924 where he played alongside his clapton colleague gibbins. after being selected as a reserve for england's game against ireland on 24 october 1925, he didn't see further action with the national team until 1927, age 30. the 2–0 defeat against northern ireland saw hammers goalkeeper ted hufton taken to hospital after a broken arm sustained in the first half.