- He was awarded the CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2024 King's Birthday Honours List for his services to Association Football and to Charity. He lives in Poole, Dorset, England.
- Playing career: 1968-1972 Tottenham Hotspur FC; 1972-1978 Middlesbrough FC; 1978-1984 Liverpool FC; 1984-1986 UC Sampdoria; 1986-1987 Glasgow Rangers FC.
- Managerial career so far: 1986-1991 Glasgow Rangers FC; 1991-1994 Liverpool FC; 1995-1996 Galatasaray; 1996-1997 Southampton FC; 1997 Torino Calcio 1906; 1997-1999 FC Benfica; 2000-2004 Blackburn Rovers FC; 2004- Newcastle United FC.
- Replaced Bobby Robson as manager of Newcastle United football club September 6th 2004
- Won 54 Scotland caps between 1974 and 1986, 27 of them as captain, scoring 4 goals.
- Manager of Newcastle United FC. (September 2004)
- Manager of Blackburn Rovers FC (April 2002)
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