▁League ▁clubs ▁were ▁interested , ▁but ▁South am pton ▁refused ▁to ▁release ▁his ▁registration . ▁Pre vent ed ▁from ▁moving ▁to ▁another ▁Football ▁League ▁club , ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁moved ▁to ▁Wales ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁close ▁season , ▁joining ▁L l anel ly ▁of ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁League . ▁ ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁spent ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 2 – 3 3 ▁season ▁at ▁L l anel ly , ▁helping ▁the ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁League , ▁before ▁returning ▁to ▁South am pton ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 3 3 . ▁On ▁his ▁return ▁to ▁The ▁D ell , ▁he ▁found ▁that ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁lower ▁league ▁had ▁not ▁sh ar pen ed ▁his ▁game ▁and ▁he ▁spent ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 – 3 4 ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁res erves . ▁ ▁By ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁season , ▁his ▁confidence ▁had ▁returned ▁and ▁he ▁rec laimed ▁the ▁centre ▁half ▁sh irt ▁from ▁Arthur ▁Brad ford ▁in ▁mid - Se ptember . ▁He ▁missed ▁only ▁one ▁match ▁from ▁September ▁until ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁March , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁once ▁again ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁makes h ift ▁centre ▁forward , ▁replacing ▁Norman ▁Cole . ▁In ▁his ▁eight ▁appearances ▁in ▁the ▁No . 9 ▁sh irt ▁he ▁scored ▁six ▁goals , ▁only ▁two ▁fewer ▁than ▁Cole ▁had ▁managed ▁all ▁season . ▁ ▁Sain ts ▁started ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 – 3 6 ▁season ▁( the ir ▁f ift