 He reached the final of the John Player Special Trophy again in the 1987–88 season, but were this time beaten finalists, losing 14–15 to St Helens.In his later years, he had additional spells at Dewsbury and Bramley, as well as coaching Workington Town, Prescot Panthers and Lancashire Lynx.His career also included a three-year stint as Great Britain coach between 1984 and 1987 with test series against Australia, New Zealand and France.