As Tony Mowbray is given permission by West Brom to talk to Celtic, espnstar.com looks at the career of the highly rated Scotsman.

1963: Born November 22, Saltburn, North Yorkshire.

1981: Signs for Middlesbrough as an apprentice.

1982: Makes debut in September in 1-1 draw at Newcastle at the age of 18. Goes on to win promotion to the top flight from Division Three.

1991: After making 419 appearances, scoring 30 goals and representing England at B level, he joins Celtic in November for £1million.

Makes debut for the club in 2-1 home win over Aberdeen aged 27.

1995: Transferred to Ipswich in October for £300,000 having made 93 appearances and scored six goals for Celtic.

2000: Plays final game against Barnsley in the First Division play-off final at Wembley in May 2000 after scoring eight goals in 149 appearances.

Appointed full-time coach after Ipswich's promotion to the Premier League.

2003: Acts as caretaker manager for four games during the period following the sacking of George Burley and appointment of Joe Royle.

2004: May - Appointed manager of Hibernian.

July - Knocked out of Intertoto Cup by Vetra Vilnius of Lithuania in first competitive games.

2005: April 9 - Hibs beaten 2-1 by Dundee United in Scottish Cup semi-final.

April 30 - Hibs claim stunning 3-1 win at Celtic to dent Hoops' Scottish Premier League title challenge.

August - Guides team to 3-0 win at Rangers, which is the club's first victory at Ibrox for 10 years.

May - Hibs finish third in the SPL table to claim UEFA Cup place.

September - Hibs beaten 5-1 by Dnipro in UEFA Cup first round.

2006: May - Rules himself out of managerial vacancy at Ipswich after talks with chairman David Sheepshanks.

September - Signs a new 12-month rolling contract with Hibs to take effect the following summer.

October 11 - Hibs grant West Brom permission to interview Mowbray and he is appointed manager two days later.

2007: May 28 - West Brom lose Championship play-off final 1-0 to Derby after finishing fourth.

2008: April 5 - West Brom reach FA Cup semi-finals but are beaten 1-0 by Portsmouth at Wembley.

May 4 - West Brom win the Championship.

2009: May 17 - West Brom are relegated from the Premier League following 2-0 home defeat to Liverpool. They finish the season bottom of the table.

May 25 - Mowbray is linked with a return to Celtic after Gordon Strachan resigns as manager.

May 26 - West Brom say they "fully expect" Mowbray to honour the final two years of his contract.

May 28 - West Brom insist they have received no approach from Celtic and would not welcome one. They issue near-identical statements on June 1, 3 and 6 following renewed speculation.

June 8 - West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace confirms that an official approach had been made for Mowbray but is determined to hold out for £2million compensation.

June 13 - West Brom announce they have given Celtic permission to talk to Mowbray after agreeing a compensation package.