 He never played a first team game for them and was sold to Hartlepool United a year later for a fee of £20,000.He made over 150 appearances for the Pool, before he was sold to Plymouth Argyle for £250,000 in 1992, a substantial fee at the time.He averaged more than a goal every four games for the Pilgrims, making 116 appearances in all competitions, scoring 32 goals.