 His dribbling and goalscoring soon attracted attention, and in March 1903 he joined Football League Second Division club Small Heath for a fee of £125 plus the proceeds of a friendly match between the clubs.In the six matches remaining, he scored seven goalstwo on debut against Blackpool, four in a 12–0 defeat of Doncaster Rovers that remains the club's record victory, and the winner against Manchester United in the last match of the campaignand Small Heath were promoted to the First Division as Second Division runners-up.The following season he was joint leading scorer in league matches, though with only eight goals, as the team established itself at the higher level.