 He also played in the Football League with Huddersfield Town, Southend United, Blackburn Rovers, Sheffield Wednesday and Chester City.A defender or midfielder, most comfortable at left-back but able to play in a range of positions, he began his career with his hometown club, Carlisle United, signing professional forms on 31 March 1989.After just 13 games for the Cumbrians he impressed sufficiently to be signed by Liverpool.