His goalscoring feats won him a move to Manchester United, where he suffered a broken leg and could not force his way back into the team after recovery.

A move to Coventry City brought a rich vein of goals - would net 72 goals in 171 appearances at Highfield Road.

Became one of the long line of players to make the switch from Coventry to midlands rivals Aston Villa in November 1998 for a fee of £5.75million.

Made his debut in a 3-2 home win over Tottenham Hotspur, and he continued his prolific scoring after netting twice in that encounter.

However, his career has never really recovered from suffering a fractured neck vertebra in a collision with Sheffield Wednesday forward Gerald Sibon in December 1999. Dublin could easily of died from the injury.

Found it tough to secure a first team place in the 2001/2002 season, and joined First Division Millwall's promotion bid on loan in March 2002. Was an inspiration at the Den as his three goals in seven games almost propelled the Lions into the Premiership.