 Middlesbrough were relegated to the Second Division at the end of the following season, and in April 1926 became one of several former first-team regulars to be transfer-listed.He signed for Darlington for the new season, and over the next two-and-a-half years (the first in the Second Division, the remainder in the Third), he scored 24 goals from 100 League appearances.In January 1929, he returned to the second tier with Bradford City for an undisclosed fee.