ˈæftɚɹ ɪnˈɪʃəl səksˈɛs æt kɹˈuː hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ dʒˈɜːnɪmən ɚɹˈaʊnd ðə fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ, plˈeɪɪŋ fɔːɹ mˈækəlsfˌiːld tˈaʊn ænd hˈælɪfˌæks tˈaʊn bᵻfˌoːɹ bˌiːɪŋ ɹᵻlˈiːst ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd fˈoːɹ.
After initial success at Crewe he became a journeyman around the Football League, playing for Macclesfield Town and Halifax Town before being released in 2004.