A right back, who made his debut against Darlaston in the Birmingham Combination in September 1908. He had previously played for Worcester City and Stirchley United.
He was a regular in the back line from 1908-10. He was also the regular penalty taker.
He played in the first ever game at the Victoria ground, against Willenhall Swifts in the Birmingham Combination on 4 September 1909, and later that same season in the the final of the Birmingham Junior Charity Shield, played at Austin Motors Ground, Northfield on 18 April 1910. Rovers won 2-0.
Outside of football he was employed by the Birmingham Tramway department. Their works team was admitted to the Birmingham Combination for the 1910/11 season. He understandably decided to move to play for them.
Stats:
1908/09: 28 appearances, 3 goals
1909/10: 34 appearances, 7 goals |
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