 He later took over as manager at Plymouth Argyle in March 1990.In July 1992, he took over as manager of Conference side Slough Town.He guided Slough to fifth place in the Conference, their highest-ever finish, but left at the end of his first season to become assistant manager at Crystal Palace under new manager Alan Smith where they won the 1993–94 League Championship (and with it promotion to the Premier League), and reached the semi-finals of the League Cup and FA Cup in the 1994–95 season.