He made his Football League debut against Bolton Wanderers that December but only played five times in his debut season, establishing himself in the team in the 1929–30 season, when despite him scoring 10 goals, they were relegated. He was part of The "Toffees" teams that won the Second Division Championship, First Division Championship and then the FA Cup in successive seasons between 1930–31 and 1932–33, and had the distinction of scoring Everton’s first-ever goal at Wembley when he netted in the 1933 FA Cup Final in the 3–0 win over Manchester City.