 Whilst at Quorn, he worked as a quality controller at a factory.Varney made his Crewe debut five months later in a 3–1 away defeat to Wimbledon.The young Englishman also managed to get his first goal for the club four games after his debut in Crewe's 3–1 away win over Crystal Palace, Dean Ashton scoring the other two goals for The Railwaymen.