He graduated from a youth player at Liverpool to sign professional forms with the club in January 1951. He signed with Shrewsbury Town three years later, and helped the "Shrews" to win promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1958–59.
He progressed from a youth player at Liverpool to sign professional contracts with the club in January 1951. He signed with Shrewsbury Town three years later, and helped the "Shrews" to achieve promotion out of the Fourth Division in 1958–59.