Brian Laws factfile

13 January 2010 12:55
1961: Born October 14, in Wallsend.[LNB]1979: Begins professional career at Burnley after coming through as an apprentice.[LNB]1983: Moves to Huddersfield.[LNB]1985: Joins Middlesbrough.[LNB]1988: Joins First Division Nottingham Forest for £120,000 after winning two promotions with Boro.[LNB]1989: Wins League Cup with Forest.[LNB]1990: Wins League Cup for second time.[LNB]1993: Forest relegated from Premier League.[LNB]1994: Moves to Grimsby as player-manager.[LNB]1996: February - Involved in controversy after angrily throwing a plate of chicken wings at Mariners player Ivano Bonetti.[LNB]November - Sacked by Grimsby but continues playing in short spell at Darlington.[LNB]1997: Takes charge at Scunthorpe.[LNB]1999: Wins promotion to old Division Two via play-offs.[LNB]2000: Scunthorpe relegated back to Division Three.[LNB]2004: Sacked amid a power struggle at Glanford Park but reinstated three weeks later.[LNB]2005: Wins promotion to League One.[LNB]2006: November - Appointed Sheffield Wednesday manager.[LNB]2008: Wednesday finish 12th in Championship.[LNB]2009: December - Sacked by Wednesday with team in Championship relegation zone after poor run of form.[LNB]2010: January 13 - Appointed Burnley manager on two-and-a-half-year contract.[LNB][LNB]

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