Steve McClaren begins coaching at Oxford after injury cuts short his playing career, before following Jim Smith to Derby

He helps Derby into the Premiership in his first season before attracting the attention of Manchester United in 1999

McClaren is once again instantly successful as United win the treble - the Premiership, FA Cup and Champions League

The FA recognises his coaching abilities and appoints him joint England caretaker manager after Kevin Keegan's exit in 2000

England lose a friendly in Italy under McClaren and Taylor but United then block his involvement with the national side

The decision prompts McClaren to move, Leeds and West Ham court him, but he becomes Middlesbrough boss in June, 2001

The Premiership season starts badly for McClaren with four consecutive defeats, but his side recovers to finish 12th

They fare slightly better in the FA Cup, reaching the semi-finals before losing 1-0 to Arsenal at Old Trafford

Boro allow McClaren to resume his England role and he helps boss Sven-Goran Eriksson prepare for the 2002 World Cup

England reach the quarter-finals in Japan before being knocked out by eventual winners Brazil 2-1

Back home, McClaren leads Boro to their first major trophy with a 2-1 victory over Bolton in the 2004 Carling Cup final

In the summer, McClaren is powerless to stop England exiting the 2004 Euro Championships to Portugal in the quarter-finals

Back on Teesside, Boro defeat Czech side Banik Ostrava 3-0 in their first foray into European footbal in September 2004

McClaren leads his side to Uefa Cup wins over Aigaleo, Lazio and Partisan Belgrade before bowing out to Sporting Lisbon

McClaren continues his international work and helps guide England to the 2006 World Cup with a 1-0 win over Austria

Boro struggle in the Premiership - a 4-0 home defeat by Aston Villa prompts one fan to throw his season ticket at McClaren

However, McClaren's side fare better in the cup competitions, reaching the FA Cup semi-final before losing 1-0 to West Ham

And four days later, Massimo Maccarone's last-gasp goal sends Boro into their first European final against Sevilla

McClaren arrives at FA headquarters in Soho Square shortly before being named as Sven-Goran Eriksson's replacement

And he finally puts pen to paper on a four-year contract, that will begin on 1 August, to end weeks of speculation

The Yorkshireman's first game in charge will be a friendly against Greece at Old Trafford on 16 August