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was an established first-team player. After being initially rejected, he re-joined the club on trial in 1938, signing for them as a professional in
October 1938. In August 1939 he was given his Football League debut for Southport in a match against Darlington; ironically, his older brother Jack was
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Southport were forced to look for a replacement. Where possible he combined football with his Royal Air Force commitments and made guest appearances for
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October 1945, for a "substantial" fee, at his own request. When signing for Leeds in October he had already played for the club for most of the season. He signed for
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This biographical article related to association football in
England, about a midfielder born in the 1920s, is a
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During the war he continued to play for
Southport when possible, though in 1942 it was evident that his
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499:"First Class Footballers Give Their Service". Chichester Observer. 20 November 1943. p. 1.
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455:"Southport In the (Transfer) Money". Liverpool Evening Express. 16 March 1939. p. 8.
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444:"Southport's New Player". Lancashire Evening Post. 5 August 1937. p. 8.
477:"Pilot's Sports Log". Liverpool Evening Express. 21 August 1942. p. 3.
510:"Grainger Transferred". Liverpool Evening Post. 2 October 1945. p. 4.
550:. Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database
466:"Southport Surprise". Liverpool Daily Post. 24 August 1939. p. 13.
521:"Helping Leeds". Yorkshire Evening Post. 2 October 1945. p. 5.
488:"Tonight's Contests". Liverpool Echo. 23 January 1943. p. 2.
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one of the players who was dropped to accommodate his debut.
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were also professional footballers, while another cousin
272:(5 March 1920 – 6 June 1986) was an English professional
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532:"More Leeds Moves".
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654:Categories
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373:References
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298:Southport
216:1951–1952
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