Over his two spells at QPR he was part of the successful side that won the Second Division Championship in 1983 and appeared in the League Cup Final in 1986.
He later moved into management with Crawley Town, and in the Football League at that time with Scarborough, and then Lincoln City where he held the post for only 42 days.
He then moved abroad and managed in Singapore with Woodlands Wellington and subsequently Malaysian side Selangor FA from 1997 to 1998.
working at Queens Park Rangers football club as part of the corporate hospitality team.
He is the father of Matt Wicks who was on the books at Manchester United and Arsenal and played for Brighton and Hove Albion.