1998: Starts career at non-league Buckley Town as a striker
December 2001: Signs for Chester City, then in the Conference
2002/3: Has season on loan at Vauxhall Motors where he switches from centre forward to centre back
2003/4: Misses just one game during season, as Chester win the Conference title and promotion to the Football League
September 2004: Scores injury time winner against Macclesfield to secure Chesters first win back in the league
October 2004: Joins Sunderland for six-figure fee
2005: Wins first Welsh cap, currently has 16 caps
May 2005: After 14 appearances he helps Sunderland to Championship title and promotion to the Premier League
2005/6: Used sparingly as Sunderland relegated with record low points
2006/7: Played over 30 games as Sunderland won Championship title again
2007/8: Starts 32 times as Sunderland survive in battle against relegation
May 2008: Wins Fans player of the year award
2008/9: Regular as Black Cats again survive in fight to avoid relegation
January 2009: Signs new two-and-a-half year deal at Stadium of Light
May 2009: Retains Fans player of the year award
July 2009: Named Sunderland captain after Dean Whitehead joins Stoke
August 2009: Signs for Stoke for £2.75m