Brian Laws factfile

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

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