▁scored ▁ 1 5 ▁goals ▁from ▁ 2 9 ▁starts ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 0 – 0 1 , ▁including ▁a ▁hat - tr ick ▁past ▁Sc un th or pe ▁United ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 1 ▁win ▁at ▁the ▁Re eb ok ▁Stadium . ▁The ▁" T rot ters " ▁reached ▁the ▁play - off ▁final , ▁and ▁beat ▁Pr eston ▁North ▁End ▁ 3 – 0 ▁at ▁the ▁Mill en ni um ▁Stadium ▁to ▁reg ain ▁their ▁top - fl ight ▁status . ▁He ▁was ▁restricted ▁to ▁nine ▁league ▁starts ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁substitute ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 – 0 2 , ▁scoring ▁once ▁each ▁against ▁Liverpool ▁and ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur . ▁He ▁made ▁ 1 0 ▁go all ess ▁appearances ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 – 0 3 , ▁though ▁was ▁briefly ▁joined ▁in ▁Lanc ash ire ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁David ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁since ▁leaving ▁Wat ford . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁He ▁joined ▁Cov entry ▁City ▁on ▁loan ▁in ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁making ▁six ▁go all ess ▁appearances , ▁before ▁he ▁signed ▁perman ently ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁the ▁following ▁month . ▁He ▁scored ▁once ▁in ▁the ▁FA ▁Cup ▁against ▁Card iff ▁City , ▁but ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁the ▁net ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 1 ▁league ▁games ▁and ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Brian ▁Tal bot ' s ▁R ush den ▁& ▁Diam onds ▁in ▁March . ▁Diam onds ▁to pped ▁the ▁Third ▁Division ▁in ▁ 2