 He spent the following summer looking for another club in Scotland, but eventually took up the player manager position at Consett, in Durham, with a house and job provided by the club as part of the agreement.He then signed for Berwick Rangers in August 1951 where he scored 49 times, including 35 league goals in the 1951–52 and 1952–52 seasons.In August 1953 he returned to Dundee United, playing in three league cup matches that month, scoring twice in one of the matches.