Playing Career
His playing career began with Grimsby Town in 1962 for whom he went on to play 189 games at fullback, scoring twice. He was transferred to Lincoln City in the summer of 1968, he scored 1 goal in 150 appearances before being forced to retire from playing following a serious hip injury in 1972. He was dubbed to have said to be thinking of an early retirement shortly before this happened because of family matters, but this was never confirmed.
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