 He was set to leave Darlington in May 2005 but following talks with manager David Hodgson he stayed at the club and was rewarded with the club captaincy.He signed for Bradford City in 2006 to replace Damion Stewart after playing 169 league games and scoring 13 goals for Darlington.He was sent off on his debut for City during a Football League Trophy game defeat to Scunthorpe United.