Manchester City Ingram started his career at
Manchester City, signing professional forms at
Maine Road in July 1993 under
Brian Horton's stewardship. After battles against
relegation in
1993–94 and
1994–95, the "Sky Blues" lost their
Premier League status in
1995–96 under
Alan Ball. Ingram debuted on 30 August 1995 in a 2–0 home defeat to
Everton and played four more top-flight games during the campaign. A centre-half, he was forced to play out of position at left-back due to a lack of specialist full-backs at the club. He featured 22 times in
1996–97, finding a first-team place from January onwards under new boss
Frank Clark (who replaced short-term appointment
Steve Coppell). He fell out of the first-team picture though in
1997–98, and finished the season on
loan at
Macclesfield Town, after recovering from a bout of
ME. He made five league appearances for
Sammy McIlroy's "Silkmen", helping the club to finish as runners-up of the
Third Division.
Macclesfield Town He went to
Moss Rose permanently in July 1998 on a
free transfer. Ingram made 34 appearances but could not prevent the club from finishing at the bottom of the
Second Division in
1998–99. He played 39 times in
1999–2000 and 36 times in
2000–01. He scored his first and only senior goal on 14 October 2000 in a 2–1 home win over
Cheltenham Town.
Port Vale He signed with
Port Vale in June 2001, reuniting him with former boss Brian Horton. He featured 28 times in
2001–02, having lost his first-team place at
Vale Park by December 2001. He could only play four games in
2002–03, as he contracted
meningitis in January 2003; after doctors confirmed it was the non-lethal strain he was released from hospital.
Bangor City He was released by new
manager Martin Foyle in May 2003, and subsequently signed for
Welsh Premier League club
Bangor City, who were managed by his former teammate
Peter Davenport. He left Bangor at the end of the
2003–04 season, after making 14 league appearances, and went into retirement. ==Personal life==