ɪn hɪz deɪbjˈuː sˈiːzən wɪð ˈɑːɹsənəl, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi fˈaɪv fˈoːɹɾi sˈɪks, hiː skˈoːɹd ɪlˈɛvən ɡˈoʊlz ɪn ˈeɪtiːn fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ sˈaʊθ ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz, fˈɪnɪʃɪŋ æz ðə klˈʌbz tˈɑːp skˈoːɹɚ; hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ plˈeɪd ɐ fˈɜːðɚ tˈuː ɡˈeɪmz fɔːɹ ˈɑːɹsənəl ɪnðɪ ˌɛfˈeɪ kˈʌp ɪn ɐ tˈuːlˈɛɡɪd tˈaɪ ɐɡˈɛnst wˈɛst hˈæm juːnˈaɪɾᵻd ðæt ˈɑːɹsənəl lˈɔst sˈɪks wˈʌn ˌɔn ˈæɡɹɪɡˌeɪt.
In his debut season with Arsenal, 1945–46, he scored 11 goals in 18 Football League South appearances, finishing as the club's top scorer; he also played a further two games for Arsenal in the FA Cup in a two-legged tie against West Ham United that Arsenal lost 6–1 on aggregate.