 He played several times for the England under-21 and 'B' teams, and was in the England squad on their tour of South America in June 1977, although he never played.On 18 August 1979, he became the highest scoring full-back in the history of the Football League when he scored a penalty against Manchester United.He was transferred to Swindon Town for £150,000 (then Swindon's record signing) in March 1980.