Page began his senior career with
Merseyside clubs
Everton and
South Liverpool. He entered professional football with
Stoke during the
1919–20 season, scoring his first senior goal on 13 December, in a 2–1 defeat to
Birmingham at
St Andrew's. However, he featured just eight times in
1920–21 and then once in
1921–22, as the "Potters" won
promotion out of the
Second Division. He left the
Victoria Ground to sign with
Northampton Town of the
Third Division South. The "Cobblers" finished eighth in
1922–23 and
1923–24, and ninth in
1924–25. He scored 24 goals in 122 league games at the
County Ground. Page
transferred to
Burnley, who finished one place and one point above the
First Division relegation zone in
1925–26. He wrote himself into the
club's record books on 10 April 1926, when he scored six goals in a 7–1 win over Birmingham. He finished as the
club's top scorer in 1925–26 with 26 goals. He scored 15 goals in
1926–27 to again become the club's top scorer, as the "Clarets" achieved a top-five finish. They dropped to 19th in
1927–28, two places and one point above the relegation zone. They again finished 19th in
1928–29, but were seven points above the drop zone this time. Burnley were relegated in
1929–30, having attained a lower goal average than
Sheffield United. They then finished eighth in the Second Division in
1930–31 and 19th in
1931–32. He made 248 league appearances, scoring 111 goals, during his time at
Turf Moor. Page joined
Walter Crickmer's Second Division side
Manchester United for a £1,000 fee in March 1932. He played nine games at the end of the
1931–32 season and three games at the start of the
1932–33 season, before falling out of favour under new secretary
Scott Duncan and moving on to league rivals
Port Vale in October 1932. He played 19 games in all competitions during the
1932–33 season, falling out of favour in March 1933. He was not kept on at the
Old Recreation Ground beyond the campaign, and so Page left the
Football League to forge a career in management. ==International career==