 He had loan spells at Bournemouth and Hull City before Barnsley came in for him in March 2002 for a fee of £200,000.He made over 90 appearances for the club and scored 17 goals and was the club's top goal scorer in 2002–03 season with 11 goals from midfield.After a short spell at Hartlepool United (where he scored once against Huddersfield Town) he signed for Oldham Athletic in September 2004 he scored 5 goals and was a key member of the team which defeated Manchester City in the FA Cup.