 He shone at Crewe and was an important element of the team that won promotion to Division 3 in the 1967–68 season.His form the following season began to attract interest from higher league sides until a home game versus Watford on 28 September 1968, when a tackle from behind broke his leg.It took him 13 months to return to first team football, but he never managed to regain the form of old.