ɪnðə sˈʌmɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi sˈɛvən hiː plˈeɪd fɚɹən ˈaɪɚlənd dʒˈuːnjɚ tˈiːm ɐɡˈɛnst ɐ bˈɜːmɪŋˌæm ˌɛfˈeɪ ɹˌoʊmən ɪlˈɛvən æt wˈɛst bɹˈɑːmɪtʃ ænd skˈoːɹd twˈaɪs ɪn ɐ fˈoːɹ θɹˈiː wˈɪn.
In the summer of 1937 he played for an Ireland junior team against a Birmingham FA XI at West Bromwich and scored twice in a 4–3 win.