Career
He was a fitter with the East Midlands Gas Board, and played football for them before signing semi-pro for Chesterfield in 1960, and became a full professional the following year. He went on to make a total of 514 senior appearances for the club (scoring 10 goals). Of these, 470 were League appearances, putting him, as of May 2014, in fourth position on the all-time league appearance list for Chesterfield.
After leaving Chesterfield he moved to Boston United.