Donald George "Don" Revie Biography

Birth of Donald George "Don"Revie

Moves to Second Division Hull City (managed by his boyhood hero Raich Carter) for a transfer fee of pounds 20,000

Appointed Captain of Leicester City

Moves to Manchester City for a transfer fee of pounds 25,000

Publication of Don Revies autobiography Soccers Happy Wanderer

Winner of the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year

Adopts the Revie Plan for England in a 7-2 victory over Scotland at Wembley, this was seen as something of a restoration in national pride at the time after recent humiliations inflicted by Hungary and Ireland

Revie plays a pivotal role in the introduction to English football of the playing position of a deep-lying centre forward which evolves into the so-called Revie Plan, with Revie as the central figure, this role derives from the more traditional inside right position, and is based on the style of the successful Hungarian national team

Winner of an FA Cup winners medal with Manchester City. Winner of an FA Cup winners medal.

Moves to Sunderland for a transfer fee of pounds 22,000

Winner of the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year

Moves to Leeds for a transfer fee of pounds 12,000

Appointed player-manager at Leeds United

Appointed Manager of Manager of Leads United

Winner of English Manager of the Year

Awarded the OBE

Awarded an OBE for services to football

Appointed Manager of the England Football Team

While still under contract to the English FA, quits as Englands manager to become coach to the United Arab Emirates, the first time a manager of England had resigned

Resigns as England Manager to become coach to the United Arab Emirates

Appointed Manager of Al Al of Cairo Football Team

Revie reveals he is suffering from motor neurone disease

The FA does not send any officials to the funeral, nor wis a minutes silence held at the England v Scotland match at Hampden Park the following day, nor did the teams wear black armbands

Death of Donald George "Don"Revie