 In the 1934–35 football season Herd scored 14 goals and City finished fourth in the league, ten points behind champions Arsenal.Herd was City's third top scorer that season behind Fred Tilson who scored 18 goals and Eric Brook who scored 17 goals.In the following season, Herd was Manchester City's third top scorer with 10 goals, behind Eric Brook who scored 13 and Fred Tilson who scored 11.