Birth of Donald George DonRevie
Birth of Donald George "Don"Revie
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Donald George "Don" Revie Biography and Timeline
Follow Donald George "Don" Revie through 24 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Donald George "Don" Revie, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
24Distinct records
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1927–1989Years on this page
1927
1949
Hull City FC
Moves to Second Division Hull City (managed by his boyhood hero Raich Carter) for a transfer fee of pounds 20,000
Leicester City FC
Appointed Captain of Leicester City
1951
Manchester City FC
Moves to Manchester City for a transfer fee of pounds 25,000
1955
Don Revies autobiography Soccers Happy Wanderer
Publication of Don Revies autobiography Soccers Happy Wanderer
Player of the Year
Winner of the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year
Revie Plan
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 Plan
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
1956
FA Cup
Winner of an FA Cup winners medal with Manchester City. Winner of an FA Cup winners medal.
Sunderland FC
Moves to Sunderland for a transfer fee of pounds 22,000
1958
Footballer of the Year
Winner of the Football Writers Association Footballer of the Year
Leeds FC
Moves to Leeds for a transfer fee of pounds 12,000
1961
Manager
Appointed player-manager at Leeds United
1968
Manager
Appointed Manager of Manager of Leads United
Role range: 1968-1974
1969
Manager
Winner of English Manager of the Year
1970
Honours
Awarded the OBE
OBE
Awarded an OBE for services to football
1974
Manager
Appointed Manager of the England Football Team
Role range: 1974-1977
1977
Resignation of Donald George "Don" Revie
Resigns as England Manager to become coach to the United Arab Emirates
Role range: 1974-1977
Manager
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
Role range: 1977-1980
1984
Manager
Appointed Manager of Al Al of Cairo Football Team
Role range: 1980-1984
1987
Health of Donald George "Don" Revie
Revie reveals he is suffering from motor neurone disease
1989
Death of Donald George Don Revie
Death of Donald George "Don"Revie
Death of Donald George Don Revie
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
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.