hiː skˈoːɹd hɪz fˈɜːst tˈuː kɹˈuː ɡˈoʊlz ɪn ɐ sˈɪks wˈʌn ˌɛfˈeɪ kˈʌp sˈɛkənd ɹˈaʊnd vˈɪktɚɹi ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐkɹˈɪŋtən stˈænli, plˈeɪd æt blˈækbɜːnz jˈuːʊd pˈɑːɹk, ˌɔn fˈaɪv dᵻsˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː, ænd wʌz pˈɑːɹt ʌvðə kɹˈuː sˈaɪd bˈiːʔn̩ baɪ jˈɔːɹk sˈɪɾi ˈæftɚɹ ɐ pˈɛnəlɾi ʃˈuːtˈaʊt ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː fˈʊtbɔːl lˈiːɡ θˈɜːd dᵻvˈɪʒən plˈeɪˈɔf fˈaɪnəl æt wˈɛmbli stˈeɪdiəm ˌɔn twˈɛnti nˈaɪn mˈeɪ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti θɹˈiː, hɪz pˈɛnəlɾi kˈɪk bˌiːɪŋ sˈeɪvd baɪ dˈiːn kˈaɪli.
He scored his first two Crewe goals in a 6–1 FA Cup second round victory over Accrington Stanley, played at Blackburn's Ewood Park, on 5 December 1992, and was part of the Crewe side beaten by York City after a penalty shoot-out in the 1993 Football League Third Division play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 29 May 1993, his penalty kick being saved by Dean Kiely.