 He returned to Britain in September 1978, as a player/coach at Lincoln City but soon fell out with manager Colin Murphy and his contract was paid up early in 1979.He briefly moved on to non-league Runcorn as player/manager, before quitting football, and taking over a pub in Lytham St. Anne's in 1979.In March 1990, he was combining the job of publican with that of community officer in North Yorkshire when Halifax Town parted company with manager Billy Ayre, and he was asked to step into the breach.