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Brightwell began his career at Manchester City, where he was part of the "golden generation" that also included the likes of Paul Lake and David White , which broke through the youth team in the mid-1980s. Brightwell made his City debut in 1986. He was a versatile player who played at every single outfield position during his career at the club. However, he was most commonly used either as a right-back or as on the right side of midfield. He was capped several times by England Under-21 . His younger brother David also played semi-regularly for Manchester City. In early 1993, Brightwell broke his leg, and was sidelined for more than a year. He did eventually recoved, and returned to the City lineup where he remained through most of the 1990s. Unfortunately, his last year at City coincided with the team's worst season ever – the 1997/98 season that ended with relegation to the Third Level for the first and only time in the club's history. At the end of the ill-fated 1997/98 season, after 378 first-team appearances for City, Brightwell was given a Free Transfer , and joined Coventry . Two years lated, having spent virtually all of his Coventry career on the bench, he joined Walsall . He also had spells at Stoke and Port Vale , before joining Macclesfield in what was primarily a coaching role in the summer of 2004. However, he remains registrered as a player, and has played sporadically for the Silkmen in the 2005/06 season. |
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