 That season Wednesday were again challenging for the First Division title this time against Arsenal under their great manager Herbert Chapman.Wednesday and Arsenal were first and second most of the season swapping positions regularly but three consecutive defeats put Wednesday out of the race and they disappointingly slipped to third in the end as the Gunners won the First Division title for the first time in the club's history, a title they would win five times in the Thirties.He played in Sheffield Wednesday's 2–1 defeat by Arsenal in the Charity Shield at Stamford Bridge in October 1930.