▁at ▁senior ▁level . ▁ ▁After ▁failing ▁to ▁rec laim ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁Terry ▁Ven ables ' ▁team , ▁Fair cl ough ▁joined ▁Le eds ▁United ▁on ▁loan ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁In ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁he ▁made ▁the ▁move ▁permanent , ▁moving ▁for ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁immediately ▁installed ▁at ▁the ▁heart ▁of ▁the ▁defence , ▁and ▁the ▁team ▁gained ▁promotion ▁the ▁Second ▁Division ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁and ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁win ▁the ▁First ▁Division ▁title ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁- ▁the ▁last ▁top ▁division ▁title ▁before ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁FA ▁Premier ▁League . ▁In ▁his ▁six ▁years ▁at ▁Ell and ▁Road , ▁he ▁was ▁almost ▁ever - present ▁and ▁imm ens ely ▁popular ▁with ▁the ▁fans , ▁pick ing ▁up ▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁His ▁partners hip ▁with ▁Chris ▁Why te ▁was ▁a ▁key ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁Championship ▁win . ▁ ▁However , ▁he ▁eventually ▁lost ▁his ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁side ▁and ▁moved ▁to ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁for ▁the ▁same ▁fee ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁club ▁for , ▁having ▁made ▁ 2 4 0 ▁appearances ▁scoring ▁ 2 3 ▁goals . ▁Over ▁a ▁period ▁of ▁three ▁years ▁he ▁made ▁ 1 0 6 ▁appearances ▁scoring ▁ 8 ▁goals . ▁He ▁joined ▁Bol ton ▁on ▁their ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁Premier ▁League , ▁and ▁although ▁he