TEAMS Tipton West Brom Wolves Hereford England
You didn’t play professional football until West Brom recruited you, aged 20, in 1985. What did you do before that?
I had three different jobs: I worked in a bed factory, a builders’ yard and a warehouse. As well as doing those jobs, I played for Tipton. A scout there knew Johnny Giles and Nobby Stiles, who were in charge at West Brom. He told them, “I’ve got this young lad down the road who will score you goals”, so they gave me a trial, signed me for 18 months and that was it - my career was up and running.