His clubs included Portsmouth, Galway United, Fulham, Shelbourne, Glentoran, Derry City and Bray Wanderers.
After eighteen months with Galway, he joined Shelbourne, with whom he spent five highly successful seasons.
[1] In July 1999, Gough made the switch to Glentoran and had an excellent first season, winning three winners medals in the process.
He was in terrific form in the Irish Cup Final and played a large part in the victory.
He finished his career as team captain at Galway United at the end of the 2006 season but continued to play in 2007 as an emergency goalkeeper as well as his assistant manager role.