Military service kept him from playing again until 1944, when he appeared in four more senior games.
He played 111 senior games for the club, leaving at the end of the 1994/1995 season.
However, he never played in a senior game for them.
After his retirement, he had played 212 senior games for the club.
He not only missed the rest of the year but also didn't play a senior game in 1990.
He turned professional upon leaving the army, but did not play another senior game, and left the club at the end of the 1952-53 season.
However he was released by the club in June, without playing a senior game.
Although remaining on the club's list in 1991, he did not play another senior game for the club.
He is estimated to have played 560 senior games over the course of his career.
He went on to play 37 senior games between 1971 and 1974.