Born in
Derby, Ramage started his career in his hometown as a trainee with
Derby County. He played 42 games scoring four goals at Derby, during which time he also spent a short period on loan at
Wigan Athletic. In 1994, he made a £90,000 move to
Watford. Ramage was a big hit at
Vicarage Road and he finished just one game short of 100 starts. He was also a prolific scorer, and he netted 27 times in his 104 appearances. He spent a month on loan at
Peterborough United in 1997 before he moved at the end of the season to
Bradford City. Ramage's time at City was a tough one. He was suspended for the start of the season and it was not until the seventh game against
Middlesbrough he made his full debut. He made a total of 32 appearances but scored just once in the final game of the season as City lost 3–1 to
Portsmouth. Ramage was limited to just three substitute appearances in
1998–99 as Bradford earned promotion to the
Premier League. It was little surprise that Ramage left during the summer to join
Notts County where he started 50 games in three seasons. ==Radio career==