hiː wʌz ᵻlˈɛktᵻd plˈeɪɚɹ ʌvðə sˈiːzən fˈoːɹ tˈaɪmz fɔːɹ sˈiːzənz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti nˈaɪn slˈæʃ sˈɛvənti, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː slˈæʃ sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː slˈæʃ sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɪks slˈæʃ sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, wˈʌn pˌiːˌɛfˈeɪ dᵻvˈɪʒənəl ɐwˈɔːɹdz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti θɹˈiː sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, kəlˈɛktᵻd ɐ dᵻvˈɪʒən fˈoːɹ tʃˈæmpiənʃˌɪp plˈæk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti ˈeɪt sˈɛvənti nˈaɪn, kˈɛpt twˈɛnti sˈɪks klˈiːn ʃˈiːts ɪn ðæt sˈiːzən, ænd æt wˈʌn stˈeɪdʒ mˌeɪd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti sˈɪks kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪv fˈɜːst tˈiːm ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz; ðɪs ɹᵻmˈeɪnz ɐ klˈʌb ɹˈɛkɚd.
He was elected Player of the Season four times for seasons 1969/70, 1972/73, 1973/74 and 1976/77, won PFA Divisional Awards in 1973–74 and 1978–79, collected a Division Four Championship plaque in 1978–79, kept 26 clean sheets in that season, and at one stage made 156 consecutive first team appearances; this remains a club record.