hiː kəntˈɪnjuːd tə plˈeɪ fɔːɹ ˈɑːɹsənəl ɹɪzˈɜːvz ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi ˈeɪt ænd lˈeɪɾɚ plˈeɪd fɔːɹ bˈoʊθ bˈɑːɹnɪt ænd bɹˈɛntfɚd bᵻfˌoːɹ hɪz ɪŋkɹˈiːsɪŋ mˈɛdɪkəl kəmˈɪtmənts ænd ɐn ˈæŋkəl ˈɪndʒɚɹi, fˈoːɹst hˌɪm tə ɹᵻtˈaɪɚɹ æz ɐ spˈoːɹtsmən ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi nˈaɪn.
He continued to play for Arsenal Reserves until 1948 and later played for both Barnet and Brentford before his increasing medical commitments and an ankle injury, forced him to retire as a sportsman in 1949.