He remained a fringe player at West Bromwich Albion, and the club encouraged him to continue in his chosen profession, as a schoolteacher in the Manchester area. He did however play a major role in their progress to the 1935 FA Cup Final. He came into the team in place of the injured Tommy Glidden, and scored in each round from third to sixth, but was dropped in favour of Glidden for the final, which Albion lost to Sheffield Wednesday. After five-and-a-half seasons during which he made 23 league appearances and scored 18 league goals, he returned to Chester.