 He re-joined Stoke in 1913 who thanks to more financial problems were now playing in the Southern League.He still had the quality to inspire Stoke to the Division Two title in 1914–15 which saw Stoke regain their Football League status.He retired at the end of the season and went on to work for the Stoke-on-Trent highways department and for a short time did part-time coaching for Stoke's reserves before living out the rest of life in Blackpool.