Born: 1st January 1960, Wigan, Lancashire
1976-1977 Wigan Athletic
* Played a handful of games for the Latics in the Northern Premier League
1977-1980 Bury
* Clocked up in excess of 100 appearances for the Shakers
1980-1983 Chesterfield
* Signed for the Spireites for £100,000 in July 1980
* Made 100 league starts
1983 Nottingham Forest
* Signed at the City Ground in January 1983 for £100,000
* Made 10 league appearances, before a loan spell at Scunthorpe United
1983-1987 Brighton & Hove Albion
* Signed in November 1983 for £450,000
* Scored 33 goals in 135 league appearances for the Seagulls
1987-1990 Luton Town
* League Cup winner in 1987/88 and runner-up in 1988/89
1990-1993 Sheffield Wednesday
* League Cup winner in 1990/91 and runner-up in 1992/93
* FA Cup runner-up in 1992/93
1993-1995 Barnsley
* Made close to 100 appearances in all competitions at Oakwell after joining for £250,000
1987-1992 Northern Ireland
* Won 24 caps, scored one goal
1994-1998 Barnsley
* Got the Tykes promoted to the top-flight for the first time in their history after finishing runners-up to Bolton Wanderers in Division One in 1996/97
1998-2000 Sheffield Wednesday
* Guided them to a respectable 12th place finish in his first season
2000-2004 Bristol City
* Appointed on a four-year contract in June 2000
* Got the Robins into the play-offs twice
2004-2006 Milton Keynes Dons
* Took over from Stuart Murdoch in December 2004
* Managed to save the club from relegation to League Two in his first season
2006-2008 Hartlepool United
* Finished second in League Two in his first season at Victoria Park (2006/07)
2008-2011 Swindon Town
* Appointed in December 2008 and saved Town from relegation that season
* Guided Swindon to the play-off final at Wembley in 2009/10, where they lost 1-0 to Millwall
27th May 2011
Appointed First Team Manager at Sheffield United Football Club
