1963: Born Wrexham on November 1.
1978: Signs schoolboy forms with Manchester United.
1980: Joins United as an apprentice in June, but in November signs professional terms.
1983: Makes debut for United in League Cup tie against Oxford United.
1984: Scores on international debut for Wales against England.
1985: March - Awarded PFA Young Player of the Year award.
May - Wins FA Cup winners' medal as United beat Everton 1-0.
1986: Joins Barcelona in a £2.3million deal.
1987: After an unhappy time scoring four goals in 28 games for Barca, Hughes is loaned out to Bayern Munich.
1988: Signs again for Manchester United for £1.8million.
1989: Awarded PFA Player of the Year.
1990: Wins FA Cup with United after a replay.
1991: March: Wins his second PFA Player of the Year Award.
May: Scores twice against Barcelona as United win European Cup Winners' Cup.
1992: Wins League Cup with United.
1993: In the United side that wins inaugural Premiership title.
1994: United win the league and FA Cup double with Hughes a pivotal part of the side.
1995: Signs for Chelsea for £1.5million.
1997: Wins fourth FA Cup winner's medal after Chelsea beat Middlesbrough 2-0.
1998: Wins second European Cup Winners' Cup medal with Chelsea. Moves to Southampton before start of 1998-99 season.
1999: Appointed Wales manager for the last two European Championship qualifiers.
November 25 - Agrees four-and-a-half-year deal as Wales manager, the first 18 months of which is to be served on a part-time basis.
2000: March 14 - Joins Everton on a 14-month deal, scoring one goal in 15 appearances.
October 24 - Joins Blackburn on a free transfer, helping them to secure promotion to the Premiership.
2001: June - Wales fail to qualify for 2002 World Cup after winning just two of their last 12 games.
Scores two goals in 25 appearances as Rovers maintain their top-flight status and win the Worthington Cup and a place in Europe.
2002: May 13 - Told his contract will not be renewed by Blackburn and retires at the age of 38.
October 16 - Leads Wales to a 2-1 European Championship qualifying win over Italy at the Millennium Stadium.
2003: Wales guarantee themselves a Euro 2004 qualifying play-off place after battling to a 1-1 draw with Finland.
November 20 - Wales beaten by Russia in play-off but Hughes insists he wants to stay in charge.
2004: June 12 - Awarded OBE in Queen's birthday honours list.
September 15 - Named manager of Blackburn.
2004-05: Steers Blackburn to safety and FA Cup semi-final lost to Arsenal.
2005-06: Blackburn finish sixth and qualify for the UEFA Cup.
2007: Blackburn return to the UEFA Cup, but are surprisingly beaten 3-2 on aggregate by Greek side Larissa in the first round.
2008: June 4 - Appointed as Manchester City manager on a three-year contract.
September 1 - Abu Dhabi United Group reach a takeover agreement with City, making the club the richest in world football. The new owners announce they want a top-four finish. City outbid Chelsea to sign Real Madrid forward Robinho in a British record £32.5 million deal.
December 21 - A 2-1 defeat against West Brom condemns City to Christmas in the bottom three.
2009: January 3 - City suffer humiliating FA Cup third-round defeat, losing 3-0 at home to Championship strugglers Nottingham Forest.
April - Hamburg defeat City in the UEFA Cup quarter-final with a 4-3 aggregate triumph.
May 24 - City finish 10th in the Barclays Premier League in Hughes' first season in charge.
July - The £12m capture of Gareth Barry from Aston Villa sparks a multi-million pound spending spree, which also saw acquisitions including Roque Santa Cruz, Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Carlos Tevez and Joleon Lescott.
September - City win four of their opening five Barclays Premier League matches of the season - losing only to derby rivals Manchester United.
November - Pressure mounts on Hughes following City's run of seven straight Barclays Premier League draws.
December 16 - A 3-0 loss at Tottenham piled further pressure on the Welshman.
December 19 - City terminate Hughes' contract, despite a 4-3 defeat of Sunderland. Roberto Mancini is immediately installed as his successor.
