He played little at the higher level, and moved on to third-tier club Brighton & Hove Albion in October 1974 on loan, made permanent a month later for a fee of £20,000.
[4][5] He helped the team avoid relegation in 1975, and was named club captain for the coming season.
He then broke his nose and found it difficult to regain his first-team place as the team gained two promotions in three seasons.
He made 64 league appearances over four-and-a-half years before returning to Carlisle United, by then back in the Third Division, for one more season.
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