▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁and ▁moved ▁into ▁non - le ague ▁football ▁with ▁East wood , ▁and ▁then ▁Staff ord ▁R angers . ▁With ▁R angers ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁FA ▁Tro phy ▁winning ▁team , ▁following ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁win ▁over ▁Bar net ▁at ▁W emble y ▁Stadium . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁he ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁Football ▁League , ▁signing ▁for ▁Tony ▁Wait ers ' s ▁P ly mouth ▁Arg yle . ▁The ▁" P il gr ims " ▁posted ▁a ▁ 1 7 th - place ▁finish ▁in ▁the ▁Third ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 – 7 4 , ▁before ▁winning ▁promotion ▁with ▁a ▁second - place ▁finish ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 – 7 5 ▁( they ▁finished ▁one ▁point ▁behind ▁champions ▁Black burn ▁Ro vers ). ▁They ▁then ▁held ▁their ▁own ▁in ▁the ▁Second ▁Division , ▁finishing ▁in ▁ 1 6 th ▁place ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 – 7 6 . ▁In ▁August ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁he ▁played ▁two ▁games ▁on ▁loan ▁at ▁Oxford ▁United ; ▁both ▁games ▁were ▁League ▁Cup ▁cl ash es ▁with ▁Cambridge ▁United . ▁He ▁was ▁then ▁loan ed ▁out ▁to ▁I ps wich ▁Town . ▁Aleks ic ▁left ▁Home ▁Park ▁perman ently ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁league ▁riv als ▁L ut on ▁Town ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 7 6 , ▁who ▁were ▁managed ▁by ▁Harry ▁Has lam .