Background
He was born in Westport, Ireland.
He was born in Westport, Ireland.
He made his debut for Plymouth Argyle in the 1931-1932 season, and played his last game for them in 1935-1936, playing a total of 68 Football League Second Division games for them, and scoring an impressive 33 times. He scored a hat-trick for them on 7 October 1933 in a 4-1 victory over Bradford Park Avenue. He joined Cardiff City for the 1936-1937 season and played 20 league matches for them, scoring 8 goals.
After a short spell with Worcester City he joined Northampton Town for the 1939-1940 season, but the season was abandoned due to the war after only a few games.