Wuxuu kooxda sii joogay ilaa Juun 1983, markii uu u dhaqaaqay kooxda Bradford City isagoo lacag la'aan ah. Withe wuxuu in ka badan afar sano la qaatay City, isagoo ka maqnaa hal ciyaar kaliya markii ay ku guuleysteen horyaalka Football League Division Three horyaalka 1984-85. Maalintii ugu danbeysay ee xilli ciyaareedkan guusha badnaa waxa ay ahayd in maalintiisu ay noqoto mid naxdin leh markii 56 daawadayaal ah ay ku dhinteen dab ba'an oo ka kacay goobta ciyaaraha
Xilli ay ciyaareen Lincoln City. Wuxuu u dhaqaaqay £ 50,000 Notts County bishii Oktoobar 1987, isagoo si joogto ah u ciyaaraya ka hor inta uusan ku biirin Bury bishii Luulyo 1989. Waxa uu heshiis amaah ah la galay kooxda Chester City bishii Oktoobar 1990 ka dibna wuxuu u dhaqaaqay kooxda Mansfield Town bishii Janaayo 1991.