 He followed this up by scoring 15 times, one behind top scorer Berry Nieuwenhuys (who later invited Fagan to be best man at his wedding) and missing only just three matches of the 1938–39 campaign.The Second World War interrupted Fagan's career for six years and it took away the majority of his best years.He played as a wartime guest for Celtic, Aldershot, Leicester, Northampton, Newcastle, Chelsea, Millwall and Reading.