 Following the appointment of Raich Carter as his successor Weaver made a surprise return to Mansfield the following month after Carter offered him the position of assistant trainer.Weaver continued in this role under Tommy Cummings before being made chief scout under Tommy Eggleston, a role in which he remained until he retired from football.Alongside his football career Weaver also played first-class cricket for Somerset County Cricket Club and was masseur to the club from 1956.