Original sentence: He signed his first professional contract on 26 January 2001 but never played for the first team.He went on to make a further ten first team appearances for the that season and was retained upon the season's conclusion, signing a one year deal.Initially playing for the reserves at Walsall, he went on to score on his first team debut on 31 January 2004 in a 2-3 defeat away at Stoke City
Edited sentence: He signed his first professional contract on 26 January 2001, but never played for the first team.He went on to make a further ten first team appearances for the club that season and was retained upon the season's conclusion, signing a one year deal.Initially playing for the reserves at Walsall, he went on to score on his first team debut on 31 January 2004 in a 3-2 defeat away at Stoke City