He was one of the very few defenders to score a hat trick in a top level match v. Stoke City Sept 12th 1964. He is perhaps most remembered for being the captain of the Colchester United team that beat Leeds United in the 1971 FA Cup, one of the greatest shocks in the competition's history. In 1968 he went on loan with the Vancouver Royals in the North American Soccer League.
He was one of the few defenders to achieve a hat trick in a high-level match against Stoke City on September 12th, 1964, and is most renowned for captaining Colchester United to an astonishing FA Cup triumph over Leeds United in 1971. He also had a loan spell with the Vancouver Royals in the North American Soccer League from 1968.