6'1 "  11st.4lb.
b. Belfast   1 February 1971
 

Debut 26 December 1997 (26y 328d) Final Game 28 December 1999 (28y 320d)
CAREER: King’s Park PS, Newtownabbey;Glentoran;Ards;Hull City Aug'91 (£50,000)[131+4-2];West Bromwich Albion                                                           Nov'95 (loan)[3];Nottingham Forest Jan'96 (£250,000)[4];Blackburn Rovers Sep'97 (£300,000);Leicester City Sep'99 (loan);                                                 York City Mar'00 (£50,000)[125];Hull City Jan'03 (free)[20];Sheffield United Dec'03-Feb'04 (loan)[2+1];Grimsby Town                                                            Mar'04-May'04 (loan)[11];Macclesfield Town Jun'04 (free)[61];Bury Jun’06-Jun’07 (free)[9].
INTERNATIONALS   Northern Ireland   25 apps
’92 v Den,Lit.’93 v Den.’94 v Mex.’95 v Por,RoI,Lat,Can,Chl,Lat.’96 v Por,Lie,Aut,Nor,Ger.’97 v Ukr,Arm,Arm,’98 v Por,Svk,Swi,Spa.’99 v Tur,Fin,Mol.
SQUAD NUMBER  22 Sep’97.
 

PL          9 + 2 apps                                                  42 ns
FAC       1 app                                                            5 ns
FLC                                                                             7 ns
Total   10 + 2 apps  + 51m et 30m                      54 ns
Penalty record  F 5 Sc 5
Minutes per goal  49  Clean Sheet % 30
Longest unbeaten  193m First conceded 193m
Most goals one game   4
 

Brought from his native Northern Ireland by Hull City he settled well on Humberside but it is perhaps indicative of his career that he is chiefly remembered for twice coming on as an outfield substitute and scoring. Down to third choice at Nottingham Forest he sought more opportunities at Ewood but after a fine debut he had a spell when it appeared that every shot at him landed in the net. At York he proved a fine, confident player who kept the struggling side competitive before he returned to his first English club where unexpectedly he was named to the PFA divisional team. His career was prolonged in the lower divisions but he was unfortunate to break an army soon after signing for Bury. At the end of the season he was released and joined Derby County as goalkeeping coach. After being goalkeeping coach at Cheltenham and Derby, he joined the Manchester United Academy as goalkeeping coach.