(
1871 – February
1935 ) was a
Scottish football player and manager.
He was born in
Largs on the
Firth Of Clyde and was a coach at
Hibernian , before taking over as manager of newly-promoted
Woolwich Arsenal from
1904 until
1908 . He took the side to two consecutive
FA Cup semi-finals but failed to make much of a challenge in the League. Following his departure from Arsenal, he briefly returned to Scotland to manage a
Hotel but was tempted back down south to become manager of
Fulham in 1909. He stayed with the Cottagers for 15 years, making him their longest-serving manager. After retiring from football he ran a couple of
Pubs in the
Hammersmith area and was chairman of the
Football League Managers And Secretaries Association . He died in 1935, aged 63.
