Bernard started his career with Oldham Athletic, and is remembered for scoring the equaliser in the famous 3–2 win over Sheffield Wednesday in only his second game for the club during the 1990–91 season when the Latics sealed the Second Division title and returned to the First Division after a 68-year exile.
Bernard played his first match for Oldham Athletic and scored an equalizer against Sheffield Wednesday in their second game together, contributing to a significant victory that secured the Second Division title and brought Oldham Athletic back from a 68-year absence in the First Division.