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February 1992 - Takes over as manager of Newcastle following the sacking of Ossie Ardiles but walks out on the club after money promised for players does not appear. "It's not like it said in the brochure," Keegan said. Keegan agrees to return after discussions with Newcastle chairman Sir John Hall.

May 1992 - Newcastle hang on to their then Second Division status.

July 1992 - Signs John Beresford for £650,000 and Rob Lee for £700,000.

March 1993 - Keegan buys Andy Cole from Bristol City - his first £1million-plus signing.

May 1993 - Newcastle win the First Division title to take United into the top flight.

July 1993 - Signs Peter Beardsley from Everton for £1.5million.

February 1994 - Breaks the £2million barrier with the capture of Ruel Fox from Norwich.

September 1994 - Newcastle defeat Royal Antwerp 5-0 in Belgium in the first leg first round of the UEFA Cup.

October 1994 - Newcastle throw away three-goal first-half lead against Athletic Bilbao at St James' Park before crashing out of Europe to away goals.

January 1995 - Keegan defends his decision to sell star striker Cole to Manchester United from the steps of St James' Park.

June 1995 - Spends £10million on Warren Barton and Les Ferdinand. He then brings David Ginola and Shaka Hislop to the club later in the summer.

January 1996 - Keegan takes Newcastle to 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League.

February 1996 - Keegan buys Faustino Asprilla for £7.5million and David Batty for 3.75million.

March 1996 - Home defeat against Manchester United cuts the gap to just one point.

May 1996 - Keegan blasts Man Utd boss Alex Ferguson on television with Infamous "I'd love it..." rant. Newcastle eventually miss out on first title for 69 years. Keegan offers resignation. It is rejected by the club.

July 1996 - Keegan makes his 14th and final seven-figure signing when Alan Shearer joins the club from Blackburn for world record £15million.

January 1997 - Keegan quits Newcastle.

September 1997 - Returns to the game as chief operating officer at Fulham.

May 1998 - Sacks colleague Ray Wilkins before the play-off semi-final against Grimsby which Fulham lose.

February 1999 - Takes over as England coach in temporary move.

April 1999 - Wins Second Division title with Fulham before announcing intention to take England job permanently.

May 1999 - Appointed full-time England coach. Starts reign with a 3-1 win over Poland in a Euro 2000 qualifier.

October 1999 - Sweden defeat Poland 2-0 to spare Keegan's blushes and earn England a play-off place.

November 1999 - A 2-0 first-leg victory against Scotland at Hampden Park puts England on the road to Euro 2000, and they qualify despite a 1-0 defeat in the second leg at Wembley.

June 2000 - England crash to an early exit in their Euro 2000 after defeats against Portugal and Romania. A 1-0 win over Germany is sandwiched in between.

October 2000 - England lose last competitive match at Wembley 1-0 to Germany. Keegan resigns as national manager.

May 2001 - Keegan named Manchester City boss, succeeding Joe Royle.

April 2002 -City win First Division title in Keegan's first season in charge.

June 2002 - Signs French international striker Nicolas Anelka for £13million from
Paris St Germain.

June 2003 - City win a place in the Uefa Cup qualifying round after England finish top of the UEFA Fair Play table. But they crash out against Polish minnows Groclin on away goals.

March 2005 - City announce Kevin Keegan is leaving the club by mutual agreement.

January 2008 - Returns to St James' Park to manage Newcastle for the second time.

August 2008 - Midfielder James Milner is sold to Aston Villa for £12million, despite Keegan saying he did not have to be sold.

September 2008 - Reports that Keegan has left Newcastle are quickly followed by club statement saying he has not been sacked.

September 2008 - LMA reveal Keegan has not quit as talks continue over his role at the club.

September 2008 - Keegan resigns after talks with the club's board.