He started at his local club
Darlaston and joined Forest at the start of the
1947–48 season. He went on to make 503 senior appearances for Forest (a club record at the time) and scored 15 goals for them, and during his time at the club Forest won two promotions and defeated
Luton Town in the 1959 FA Cup final. After his playing career finished he remained at the club as one of the coaching staff. ==Notts County and Derby County==