hiː dʒˈɔɪnd pˈoːɹtsməθ ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn fɔːɹ pˈaʊnd θˈɜːɾi fˈaɪv,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ, ænd ðˈɛn ˈæftɚɹ ɐ lˈoʊn spˈɛl wɪð ˈɔːldɚʃˌɑːt mˈuːvd tə ɹˈiːdɪŋ wˌɛɹ hiː skˈoːɹd wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ ɡˈoʊlz ɪn θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː lˈiːɡ ænd kˈʌp ɐpˈɪɹənsᵻz ɪn tˈuː spˈɛlz bᵻtwˌiːn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː.
He joined Portsmouth in 1981 for £35,000, and then (after a loan spell with Aldershot) moved to Reading where he scored 184 goals in 362 league and cup appearances in two spells between 1983 and 1992.