Career
Bourne joined Portuguese Vale in the summer of 1919. He quickly established himself as the first choice goalkeeper, however he lost his place by October 1920. He proved himself superior to Jonathan Hammond and played 32 Second Division games in the 1919-1920 season.
However he only featured ten times in the league in the 1920-1921 campaign, as new signing Walter Smith was preferred.
Bourne played 13 matches in the 1921-1922 season, as he battled with Smith, Teddy Peers and Ernest Blackham for a first team place.
