 He also played in the final of the Southern League Cup, which Rangers lost to Plymouth Argyle Reserves, and by the start of the 1936–37 season, he was the recognised first choice in goal.He missed a few weeks after dislocating a finger against Norwich City reserves at the beginning of October, but was fully fit to face Enfield in the final qualifying round of the 1936–37 FA Cup.In the first round, away to fellow Southern League club Bath City, he made none of the positional errors to which he had been prone, and "gathered the ball cleanly, showed intelligence in advancing to meet it, and was resourceful and daring in making a number of spectacular full-length dives", as his side progressed to face Football League club Accrington Stanley in the second.