 In his second season with Rovers the club were promoted from the Conference having beaten Dagenham & Redbridge in the 2003 Football Conference play-off Final.The following season brought more joy as Rovers secured back to back promotions by winning the Third Division to insure they would be playing in the third division of English football for the 2004–05 season.In 2006, he transferred to Grimsby Town but his stay was short lived and by the end of the season he had moved on again, this time joining Darlington.