1956: Born in Cumnock, Ayrshire, on 3 June
1973: Makes debut for Ipswich, going on to play for Sunderland, Gillingham, Motherwell, Ayr, Falkirk and Colchester
1979: A defender, he wins the first of 11 Scotland caps
1991: Becomes player-manager at Ayr Utd, eventually leaving in 1994 to take over at Colchester
1994: Becomes manager at Ipswich, winning promotion to Premiership and leading the club into Uefa Cup in 2001
2003: Takes over as interim manager of Derby when John Gregory is suspended, eventually becoming boss in his own right
2005: Appointed manager of Hearts by new owner Vladimir Romanov, Burley leaves after just four months
2005: Named Southampton boss
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"Last night I nearly died,
But I woke up just in time".
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