1971:
Born Lurgan, Northern Ireland, June 25th.
1987:
Started career with Manchester City, made just one appearance after being blighted with a back injury.
1990:
Joined Crewe on a free transfer.
1994:
May- Helped Crewe win promotion to the Second Division.
June- Won first Northern Ireland cap in a friendly against Mexico in Miami.
1996:
February- Joined Martin O'Neill at Leicester for Stg£750,000 after rejecting a move to Coventry.
May- Won promotion to the Premiership after play-off win over Crystal Palace.
1997:
Won Coca-Cola Cup winners' medal after replay defeat of Middlesbrough at Hillsborough.
1998:
April- During Leicester clash with Newcastle at Filbert Street, Alan Shearer appeared to kick Lennon in the face. Received no apology from the England striker - a fact the Leicester man revealed later rankled him.
August- Signed contract extension with Leicester.
1999:
March- Won runners-up medal in Worthington Cup after Tottenham beat Leicester at Wembley.
September- Lennon was one of 14 players charged with failing to assist the Football Association's investigation into black market ticketing for the final but later cleared.
2000:
February- Won second League Cup in 2-1 win over First Division Tranmere.
June- O'Neill left Filbert Street for Celtic, with Lennon immediately linked with a move to Parkhead.
July- Celtic made a bid for the player, leaving O'Neill's successor Peter Taylor to set a deadline for Lennon to make his mind up.
August- Signed new four-year contract with Leicester worth a reported £30,000 per week.
November- O'Neill renewed bid to sign Lennon after Taylor phoned O'Neill.
December 2nd- Lennon said win over Leeds was his last game for the club before joining Celtic.
December 8th- Completed £5.75million switch to Celtic, signing a four-and-a-half year deal with the Parkhead club.
2001:
February 28th- Booed by Northern Ireland fans during Windsor Park loss to Norway - following move to Celtic.
March 1st
- Revealed he was considering retiring from international action as a result of abuse.
March 4th- Ever present in Celtic midfield since his move, opened his goal account in 3-0 win over Dunfermline in 14th appearance.
March 9th- Announced he will continue playing for Northern Ireland.
May 26th- Member of the side which beats Hibernian 3-0 to lift the Scottish FA Cup and complete the Treble, having already won the Scottish League Cup and the Premier League.
2002:
April- Clinches back-to-back Premier League titles.
August 21st- Lennon, captaining Northern Ireland against Cyprus, pulls out of the team on the evening of the match after receiving a death threat.