5'6.5" 10st.4lb.
b. Drybrook 7 April 1909
d. Barnburgh Colliery, Doncaster 2 April 1942
 

Debut  19 March 1938 (28 y 346d) Final Game 28 March 1942 (32y 355d)
First Goal 9 April 1938 Final Goal 16 April 1938
CAREER: Drybrook;Goldthorpe United;Barnsley May'30 (am) Oct'30 (pro)[79-17];Huddersfield Town Jan'36[50-16];Blackburn Rovers Mar'38.
HONOURS 2 Div Ch (Blackburn Rovers) ’39.3 N Ch (Barnsley) ’34.
 

FL        48 apps  2 gls
FAC     7 apps    1 gl
Total    55 apps   3 gls
War time
NWRL    18 apps
NWRL    58 apps 3 gls
FLWC     12 apps
LC            2 apps 1 gl

Although he was born in a fruit growing hamlet on the outskirts of Gloucester his family moved to Rotherham where he spent much of his childhood. He played right half at Barnsley but inside forward at Huddersfield. Signed by Blackburn he proved a hard, indefatigable runner but lacked spark until moved back to half back. The perfect foil for the artistic Whiteside, he provided the iron that helped the club to promotion in 1939 but never got to play in the First Division. He died in a colliery accident only five minutes from the end of his shift.