Sam Allardyce Factfile:
1954: October 19 - Born in
1971: Joins
1973: Makes
1978: Wins Second Division title, his only playing honour.
1980: Joins
1981: Joins Millwall for £95,000.
1983: June -
September - Joins
1984: Joins
1985: Returns to Bolton.
1986: Joins
1989: Joins
1992: Returns to
1994: Appointed
1996: Returns to
1997: Takes over at
1998:
1999: Relegated from Division Two.
October - Appointed
2001: Bolton win promotion to Premier League after beating
2003:
2004: Bolton beaten by
2005:
2006: Loses out on
2007: April 29 - Resigns as
May 15 - Appointed
June 15 - Named in Lord Stevens' report into Premier League transfers over a conflict of interest with his former agent son Craig and Bolton Wanderers.
January 9 - Allardyce and