hiː wʌz tɹænsfˈɜːd tʊ ɐstˈɑːn vˈɪlə ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ænd ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ sˈiːzən wˈʌn ɐ lˈiːɡ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp mˈɛdəl baɪ bˌiːɪŋ wˈʌn ʌvðə fˈoːɹtiːn plˈeɪɚz vˈɪlə jˈuːzd ðæt sˈiːzən.
He was transferred to Aston Villa in 1979 for £300,000 and the following season won a league championship medal by being one of the 14 players Villa used that season.