The vastly experienced 38-year-old began his career at Crewe where he made his debut in August 2000 and went on to make 185 appearances for the Railwaymen.

In 2007 he made the move to Real Sociedad for £300,000 to join up with fellow Welshman Chris Coleman who was manager there at the time.

He only made 9 appearances for the Spanish side before coming back to England to join Blackpool where he played 109 times - he also captained the Seasiders whilst they were in the Premier League.

Vaughan left the North West club and joined Sunderland where he made 49 appearances for the Wearside club, scoring 3 goals, including the Black Cats third goal in their 3-0 victory in the 2013 Tyne-Wear derby.

In October 2013 he joined Nottingham Forest on loan. However, a succession of injuries hindered his first season. He did though make his move permanent in the summer of 2013 where he signed a two-year deal at the City Ground.

After amassing 93 appearances for Forest, in 2018 he made the jump over the River Trent to join Notts County where he played 22 times for the Magpies.

After being released at the end of the 2018/19 season he had a bit of time away from the game before going back to Crewe as a coach.

Vaughan represented Wales 42 times, scoring the one goal which was away at Liechtenstein in a 2010 World Cup qualifying game.

He was also part of their successful Euro 2016 side that made it all the way to the semi-finals.