1969: December 16, born Ripon. 

1988: June 13, joins Leeds United. 

1992: March 13, signs for Leicester City in £50,000 deal. 

1994: May 30, helps Leicester win promotion to Premier League with 2-1 Division I play-off final win over Derby at Wembley. 

1996: May 27, helps Leicester win promotion to Premier League with 2-1 Division I play-off final win over Crystal Palace at Wembley 

1997: April 16, helps Leicester win League Cup with 1-0 win over Middlesbrough in final replay at Hillsborough (after 1-1 draw at Wembley). May, named Leicester’s player of the season. June 26, signs for Aston Villa for £1.3m. 

1999: July 29, signs for Blackburn Rovers in £750,000 deal. 

2000: August 11, loaned to Sheffield Wednesday. 

2001: January 12, loaned to Stockport County. September 4, loaned to Notts County. 

2002: February 13, loaned to Bradford City. July 20, signs for Blackpool. 

2004: March, helps Blackpool win LDV Vans Trophy with 2-0 win over Southend at Millennium Stadium. July, becomes Blackpool reserve coach. 

2005: November, named Blackpool caretaker manager after Colin Hendry’s sacking. Guides Tangerines away from relegation zone. 

2006: July, made permanent manager, announces retirement as player after 531 appearances and 16 goals. December, named League I manager of the month. 

2007: May, named League I manager of the month after guiding Blackpool to play-offs. Oldham beaten 5-2 on aggregate over two legs in the semi-finals. Promotion clinched with 2-0 win over Yeovil in Wembley final. December, signs two-and-a-half year contract after working without one. 

2008: May, Blackpool finish 19th in Championship. December, becomes manager of Leeds United. 

2009: May, leads Leeds to play-offs, where they lose 2-1 on aggregate to Millwall in semi-finals. 

2010: January, guides Leeds to memorable 1-0 win over Manchester United in FA Cup third-round tie at Old Trafford. May, Leeds earn automatic promotion with 2-1 final-day home win over Bristol Rovers. December, named Championship manager of the month. 

2011: May, Leeds finish in seventh place. 

2012: February 1, sacked as Leeds manager.

2012: February 20, hired as Huddersfield Town manager.