Skysports.com has a look at Phil Brown's career to date after he was relieved as Hull City boss.
Brown departs at Tigers boss
Skysports.com has a look at Phil Brown's career to date after he was relieved as Hull City boss.
1959: Born May 30, South Shields.
1978: Signs youth forms with Hartlepool.
1985: Joins Halifax after 210 first-team games for Hartlepool.
1988: Joins Bolton.
1994: Joins Blackpool after 334 appearances for Bolton and later joins coaching staff under Sam Allardyce.
Caretaker
1999: After returning to Bolton as assistant manager, takes over as caretaker following departure of Colin Todd. Reverts to assistant role after Allardyce takes over.
2005: Appointed manager at Derby County.
2006: January - Sacked by Derby after disappointing seven months in charge.
October - Takes post as first-team coach at Hull.
December - Takes caretaker charge after sacking of Phil Parkinson.
2007: January - Appointed permanent Hull boss and steers club clear of relegation from Coca-Cola Championship.
2008: May - Leads Hull to promotion from Championship via play-offs, beating Bristol City in final at Wembley.
September - Hull cap superb start to life in Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Arsenal.
October - Follows up Arsenal win with victory at Tottenham; Brown named manager of the month for September.
On the pitch
December 26 - Conducts half-time team-talk on the pitch with his side 4-0 down at Manchester City. They go on to lose the game 5-1.
2009: May - After a dreadful run of results, Hull avoid relegation on the final day of the season, finishing one point above Newcastle despite losing their final game 1-0 at home to a second-string Manchester United side.
November - Two wins from the first 11 games of the season sees Hull 18th in the table and Brown under severe pressure.
2010: March 12 - Apologises to the Women's Institute after between 50 and 100 of their members witness the "unsavoury" public bust-up between Jimmy Bullard and Nick Barmby near the Humber Bridge following the 5-1 defeat by Everton.
March 13 - Nicklas Bendtner scores in injury time to give Arsenal a 2-1 win at the KC Stadium to leave Hull 19th in the table.
March 15 - Hull announce Brown has been "relieved of his managerial duties and placed on gardening leave with immediate effect".
