Clubs played for: Sunderland, Portsmouth, Derby County, Wolverhampton Wanderers, (1977-1994).
Born: 1961
Birthplace: Morpeth, Northumberland
Position: Central defender
Biography: Made two appearances on loan from Sunderland in the 1980's but blossomed as a hard-working and reliable defender later in his career with Derby and Wolves. Worked for Wolves in their Centre of Excellence. He then moved to the States to coach youngsters in New Jersey where he died after a long battle against motor neurone disease in November 2002 aged only 41.
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