 Payne also played in the Football League for clubs Sunderland and Woolwich Arsenal, and in the Southern League for Tottenham Hotspur and Leyton.Payne joined Southern League First Division club Tottenham Hotspur in 1906 and stayed with the side until its election to the Football League in 1908.Following two seasons back in the Southern League with Crystal Palace, he transferred to First Division club Sunderland in 1911.