Peter Reid

1956: Born Huyton, Liverpool, June 20.

1974: Signs professional forms for Bolton.

1977: Wins first of six England Under-21 caps against Scotland.

1978: Wins Division Two championship with Bolton.

1982: Moves to Everton for £60,000.

1984: Wins the FA Cup with Everton, beating Watford 2-0 in final.

1985: Everton win the League Championship and European Cup Winners’ Cup but are denied treble by Manchester United in FA Cup final.

June 9 — Makes full England debut as substitute in the 1-0 defeat by Mexico.

1986: Plays in the FA Cup final defeat to Liverpool.

June — Stars in the Mexico World Cup after Ray Wilkins’ sending off hands him chance. England reach the semi-final but are beaten by eventual winners Argentina.

1987: Captains Everton to the League title again.

1988: Makes his 13th and last appearance for England as substitute in 1-0 victory over Switzerland.

1989: February — Joins QPR on a free transfer.

December — Moves to Manchester City.

1990: November — Appointed player-manager of the Maine Road club.

1993: August — Sacked by City chairman Peter Swales.

1995: Appointed Sunderland manager and helps the club stave off relegation to Division Two.

1996: Guides Sunderland to the Premiership after winning First Division.

1997: Sunderland are relegated after just one season in the top flight.

1998: After coming third in Division One, Sunderland lose on penalties in the play-off final to Charlton.

1999: April 16 — A 3-1 win at Barnsley clinches the First Division Championship again for Sunderland.

2000: Sunderland finish seventh and just miss out on Europe.

2001: January 1 — Sunderland move third in the Premiership with 2-1 win over Ipswich.

2002: October 7 — Leaves Stadium of Light.

2003: March 21 — Takes temporary charge of Leeds United until the end of the season after departure of Terry Venables.

2003: March 23 - Loses first game 3-1 away to Liverpool

2003: April  5th - Record biggest win of the season with a 6-1 win at Charlton.  Mark Viduka scores a hat-trick.

2003: May 4th  - After defeats against Southampton and Blackburn, a win against Fulham and a draw against Spurs, Leeds win 3-2 away to Arsenal to secure their Premiership future.

2003: May 9th - Appointed full-time manager of Leeds United.