 Also that season, he won his first representative honours, a cap for England B against West Germany B, soon followed by his first full cap for England, in a 5–1 victory in a friendly away to Denmark.He played every minute of this and England's next 16 international matches, until losing his place to West Bromwich Albion's Don Howe in October 1957.He finished on the losing side only once for England, and formed a fine understanding with regular defensive partner Roger Byrne of Manchester United.