 He appeared on the subs bench during the 1994 Autoglass Windscreens Shield clash with Bradford City, he also subsequently appeared on the bench in the next game against Cambridge United, later on that season he was also on the bench against Bristol Rovers and Lincoln City.He then moved up into the first team professionally in 1995.He was retained by Brian Horton at the beginning of the 1995/96 season after Neil Warnock had resigned.