
Although born in Scotland he was brought up in Coventry and joined City from school. His youthful promise earned the 18-year old midfielder a first team call deputising for Terry Yorath in 1978 and he performed so well he kept his place and Yorath was sold. In 1980-81 he was inspirational in the League Cup run and his form won him five Scottish Under 21 caps and attracted the interest of league champions Aston Villa who paid £300,000 for him. His stay at Villa was not a success and he rejuvenated his career at Sheffield Wednesday.
In 1985 he scored a hat-trick of penalties in the Owls 4-2 League Cup win over Luton. A move back to Villa in 1986 was no more successful than the first spell and a knee injury ended his top-class career. He subsequently played for Northampton, Naxxar in Malta and Kidderminster Harriers before trying his hand at management with Racing Warwick. He is a successful businessman in the Coventry area and his son Matty played for several local teams before entering the Football League most notably with Doncaster Rovers.
• Midfielder
• Joined from apprentice (aged 17 years) under Gordon Milne
• Left for Aston Villa for £300,000 (aged 21 years 7 months) under Dave Sexton
• Substitute appearances: 3
• Unused substitute: 7
• Bookings: 7






























































































































































































































































Scotland U21, 4 caps, 2 goals
1979-80
12 February 1980 England U21 v Scotland U21, Coventry, UEFA U21 Championship 1980 Quarter Final, 2-1
1980-81
9 September 1980 Sweden U21 v Scotland U21, Degerfors, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 2-0
1981-82
8 September 1981 Scotland U21 v Sweden U21, Easter Road, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 4-0, goal
13 October 1981 Denmark U21 v Scotland U21, Aarhus, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 1-1, goal
1 further cap with Aston Villa (total 5 caps, 2 goals)