 During this season, he scored four hat-tricks, including twice against Darlington.This run of form attracted him to several First Division clubs and he was signed by Manchester United in September 1930 for a fee of £1,250.He made ten first team appearances for United but was only able to find the net in one match, although this was a hat-trick on 8 November 1930 at Leicester City (United lost the match 4–5).