[3] Along with several other promising young Scottish players he was signed as an apprentice for Crystal Palace in October 1970, by then manager Bert Head, having previously had a trial with Manchester City.
[2] He made a goalscoring debut on 31 March 1973 against Chelsea and went on to make 660 appearances for the club,[4] beating Terry Long's record in the 1984–85 season.
[2] He also had a short spell with Bristol Rovers[citation needed] before finishing his football career in 1994 after three seasons at Dulwich Hamlet.
[citation needed] In retirement he owned a building company ICS Builders in the Croydon area,[6] and managed Chipstead during the 2003–04 season.
[7] At the start of 2005–06 season onwards, returned to Palace, in the hospitality department, hosting the executive boxes at Selhurst Park on matchdays.