He signed for Birmingham from Sheffield Wednesday on 4 February 1999 on a free transfer after falling down the pecking order at Hillsborough, and helped the Blues win promotion to the Premier League in 2002.
[7] After spells on loan at Chesterfield (scoring once against Swindon)[8] and Peterborough United, Hyde joined Division Three side Bristol Rovers in November 2002 having made no Premier League appearances for Birmingham.
[9][10] In November 2006 he returned to football as player/assistant manager at British Gas Business Southern League Premier Division side, Halesowen Town.
[11] Hyde joined Redditch United as joint manager with Mark Fenemore in September 2011, taking sole charge in November 2011.
On 1 March 2013, Cooper joined Swindon Town as assistant to Kevin MacDonald[13] and Hyde was appointed manager until the end of the season.