The experienced 31-year-old was a product of the Bolton Wanderers' academy and the Port Vale youth system.

He broke through into the Valiants' first team in League One in 2007/08 and made 48 League appearances for them in all, mostly in 2008/09 in League Two, when he was voted the club's young player of the season.

He then suffered a groin injury which kept him out of action for several months and, though he made 5 first-team appearances for Vale in 2009/10, he was released at the end of that campaign.

In the summer of 2010, he had trials with Southport and Worcester City, before joining City and making 8 appearances in the Conference North.

He became Lee Sinnott's first signing as Altrincham manager in the summer of 2011, but his early Alty career was marred by injuries and illness.

Having mostly played on the right side of midfield, he completed the campaign in central midfield, a position he also played in during 2012/13.

Summer 2013 saw him as an integral part of the Great Britain Universities' team which won the silver medal in the world games in Kazan, Russia. Outside football - he has a degree in chemical engineering from the University of Manchester.