 While with the Rovers he helped them win the Littlewoods Cup in 1987, the Football League Championship in 1988 and 1992, and the FA Cup in 1990.Johnny Dexter, one of the hardest tackling-midfielders ever appeared on English fields represented his nation on several occasions collecting 8 caps, including the legendary game against Johan Seegrun' s Netherlands in February 1978.Unfortunately he never made it to a World Cup, but it is worth to be mentioned that he had been selected in Roy Race's dream squad for the 1982 Argentina tournament.