, ▁prefer ring ▁instead ▁to ▁find ▁a ▁colle ague ▁who ▁perhaps ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁prom ising ▁position ." ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁second ▁season ▁at ▁The ▁D ell , ▁ 1 9 0 0 – 0 1 , ▁Sain ts ▁once ▁again ▁took ▁the ▁Southern ▁League ▁title , ▁with ▁Ed gar ▁Ch ad wick ▁top - sc orer ▁with ▁ 1 4 ▁goals . ▁The ▁ 1 9 0 1 – 0 2 ▁season ▁followed ▁a ▁similar ▁pattern ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 9 – 1 9 0 0 ▁with ▁Sain ts ▁finishing ▁in ▁third ▁place ▁and ▁reaching ▁their ▁second ▁FA ▁Cup ▁final , ▁losing ▁to ▁She ff ield ▁United ▁after ▁a ▁re play . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁tempt ed ▁to ▁join ▁Derby ▁County ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁alongside ▁the ▁famous ▁England ▁inside - right ▁Steve ▁Blo omer . ▁His ▁so j ourn ▁at ▁Derby ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁success ▁and ▁he ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁New castle ▁United ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 9 0 3 ▁and ▁then ▁briefly ▁to ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁in ▁February ▁ 1 9 0 4 , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁South am pton ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁By ▁now ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁nearly ▁over ▁and ▁he ▁only ▁made ▁ 1 3 ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 4 – 0 5 ▁season , ▁with ▁Charles ▁Web b ▁compet ing ▁with ▁him ▁for ▁the ▁No . 7 ▁sh irt . ▁