 He started the 2006–07 season on loan at Ilkeston Town, returning to Mansfield to make his first-team debut as a substitute in the Football League Trophy match against Grimsby Town in October 2006 and his league debut as a substitute in the 5–0 victory against Torquay in January 2007.He did not start a game for Mansfield during his first season, coming on as substitute 11 times, but he signed a contract extension during the summer.In September 2007, he joined Hucknall Town on a one-month loan.