After one year in the First Division he returned to Middlesbrough, but couldn't get into the first-team, and he retired early in 1900. Described as a snappy dresser, but with a short temper (on and off the pitch), he later worked as a licensee. He contracted a brain tumour, and died in a lunatic asylum in 1908.
After one year in the First Division, he returned to Middlesbrough but couldn't make it into the first-team, and retired early in 1900. He was described as a stylish dresser, but with a short temper (on and off the pitch), and later worked as a licensee. He contracted a brain tumor, and died in a mental institution in 1908.