Career
He played as a forward. Short played football for Birmingham Excelsior before he signed for Small Heath in 1889, and played one game in the Football Alliance in March 1890. Short, a natural goal poacher, played and scored regularly in the 1890-1891 Football Alliance season.
He also appeared in the 1890-1891 FA Cup, taking part in the 8–0 defeat of Hednesford Town and then scoring the opening goal in a 2–0 victory against Wednesbury old Athletic in the Second Qualifying Round.
However, following a complaint, it emerged that his registration, which had lapsed after he left the club, had not been renewed for that season"s FA Cup, so Small Heath were disqualified from the competition for fielding an unregistered player. Short"s older brother George also played professionally for Small Heath.
