Here is a look at Portsmouth Football Club's timeline to disaster.

2009: May 27 - Portsmouth accept takeover bid from Sulaiman Al Fahim.

August 26: Al Fahim finally completes takeover.

October 1: Club admit failing to pay players' wages on time.

October 5: Al Fahim sells 90% of his shares to Ali Al Faraj.

October 7: Avram Grant appointed director of football.

October 28: Premier League issue embargo on Portsmouth registering new players until they pay off debts to Chelsea and Arsenal for the signings of Glen Johnson and Lassana Diarra respectively.

November 24: Manager Paul Hart sacked.

November 26: Club announce Grant will be their next manager.

December 3: Portsmouth confirm payment of players' wages has again been delayed.

December 10: Portsmouth insist they are not about to go into administration. In a statement they also reveal Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs (HMRC) had been paid £2million and "other historical arrears are being dealt with on an ongoing basis".

December 30: The club deny being formally served with a winding-up petition by HMRC.

December 31: For the third time this season, the players' salaries are not paid on time. The club say the December salaries will be paid on January 5 thanks to a short-term loan.

January 7: December wages finally paid.

January 14: Premier League board confirm they will distribute broadcast fee payments directly to Portsmouth's football creditors, both domestic and overseas.

January 19: Portsmouth's application for a winding-up petition made against them by HMRC to be struck out is dismissed by a High Court judge. The club nevertheless releases a statement insisting they are "confident" of winning an appeal.

January 20: The club confirm former player Sol Campbell is suing them for fees and bonuses he is owed.

January 26: Premier League lift transfer embargo.

January 28: Official club website is briefly shut down due to failure to maintain payments to Juicy, the company responsible for running www.portsmouthfc.co.uk.

January 29: Club waiting for Younes Kaboul's £5million transfer to Tottenham to go through, and funds to clear, before they can pay the monthly wage bill.

January 30: Kaboul joins Tottenham.

February 3: Portsmouth pay January wages.

February 4: Hong Kong businessman Balram Chainrai's company Portpin take controlling interest in the club from Al Faraj after exercising a clause in their agreement over a £17million loan made to the Saudi.

February 9: Portsmouth fail to agree a deal with HMRC to pay a portion of their outstanding tax bill and reschedule the remainder.

February 10: High Court give the club one week to draw up a statement of its financial affairs as it bids to avoid the HMRC winding-up order.

February 17: Portsmouth present statement of financial affairs at High Court.

February 20: The club have a bid for permission to sell players outside the transfer window rejected by the Premier League.

February 22: Former owner Al Fahim quits as non-executive chairman and says he will pass on his 10% shareholding to the club's supporters' trust.

February 23: Chainrai confirms Portsmouth will go into administration if they have not found a new buyer by February 26.

February 26: Portsmouth confirm they have gone into administration.

March 1: HMRC challenge the voluntary administration process, meaning the club must return to the High Court on March 2.

March 2: High Court judge orders hearing to be convened in a fortnight's time to ascertain whether administrator was validly appointed.

March 4: Portsmouth administrator Andrew Andronikou reveals he has heard from 12 parties interested in buying the debt-ridden club.

March 6: A 2-0 home win over Birmingham in the FA Cup quarter-finals relieves the pressure at Fratton Park.

March 10: Andronikou confirms 85 of the club's employees have been made redundant but that he is receiving "enquiries on a daily basis" regarding a takeover.

March 11: HMRC announce they have dropped their challenge to the validity of Portsmouth's appointment of an administrator.

March 12: Peter Storrie steps down as chief executive, but continues to work for the club as a consultant.

March 14: Property tycoon Rob Lloyd reveals he is fronting a consortium intending to buy the club.

March 16: HMRC officially drops its challenge over Portsmouth's move into administration.

March 17: The Premier League confirms that Portsmouth have been deducted nine points with immediate effect for going into administration.