 He started his professional career at Huddersfield Town, then in Division 1, in 1927 and was a regular member of the team, playing at full-back.He helped Huddersfield to the runners-up position in the 1933–34 season.Roughton was a member of the FA Touring party that visited Canada in the summer of 1931 and featured in international trials in 1931 and 1934.