And it was that, which naturally attracted the attention of other clubs, both north and south of the border, but it was Rangers that got his signature and where he would remain on the books until 1946. Thus he was part of Ibrox teams teams that dominated the decade of the 1930s with League titles in 1934, 1935, 1937 and 1939 and Cups in 1935 and 1936, whilst two more caps were also added to the tally.

However, he was unfortunate in that the outbreak of war saw him at twenty-seven more or less at his peak. In 1938-39 he had scored thirty-eight times in thirty-six starts. And, whilst he continued to play very successfully during the war-years 1945 saw him already into his thirties and largely out of the team. Indeed, in 1946 it looked as if he might then return to Cowdenbeath, dropping down a division, but Third Lanark in the top tier came in for him, he spent a season at Cathkin, then a campaign at a bit finally Down South at Blackburn before a last few months, still in the First Division, at Raith Rovers.