 He scored a hat-trick past Chesterfield in a 4–0 win at Saltergate on 4 November 1899, and hit a total of 17 goals in 24 games in the 1899–1900 season to finish as the club's top scorer.This was despite the fact that he was sold on to Manchester City in January 1900 as Vale suffered financial difficulties.He scored once in five First Division games for City in 1899–1900, and played twice without scoring in the 1900–01 campaign.