 Notts County was the next stop for Dryden, joining on 9 August 1991 for a fee of £250,000.He moved on to Birmingham City for £165,000 on 19 March 1993, where he was re-united with Terry Cooper.After Birmingham, Dryden moved on 16 December 1994 to Bristol City for a fee of £140,000, the rivals of his first club, Bristol Rovers.