 Despite only playing eight first-team games in his first three years with the club, in 1986–87 he played a full season, starting 41 games in the League and playing a significant part in Burnley retaining their Football League status.He retired at the end of that season, when his contract at Burnley expired, at the relatively young age of 32.He went on to manage several non-league clubs in the Midlands, and had a spell as community liaison officer with Birmingham City.