sentences:  He spent the end of the 1973–74 season on loan to Bristol Rovers before returning to Southampton for the start of the 1974 season.Although not a regular first team player, he was selected for a Texaco Cup match at Ibrox against Rangers on 18 September 1974, and scored the third goal, a tap in from inside the box.It was not until November 1974 that he again had a long spell in the Southampton first team (now in the Second Division) with a run of fifteen games, this time replacing Paul Gilchrist.