He was born in
Shipley, and started his career with
Leeds United, for whom he played in the 1993
FA Youth Cup final, when they beat
Manchester United. He managed 29
Premier League appearances for Leeds, scoring once against
Coventry City. He scored once in the
League Cup against
Notts County. For a while he was tipped for a bright future in the game, but he never lived up to expectations and in 1997 he dropped down two divisions to sign for Carlisle United. After
Carlisle United were relegated in 1998 and narrowly avoided relegation from
the Football League completely a year later, he signed for
Blackpool in Division Two but was unable to prevent their relegation at the end of the
1999–2000 season. He then left the
Bloomfield Road club and his career was over at a professional level by the time he turned 25. ==Personal life==