18th April 1979: Born Eye, Suffolk
1994: Leaves Ipswich youth set up to join Luton Town
April 1996: Signs first professional contract at Luton
August 1996: Makes professional debut as a late sub. Thiis was his only appearance for Luton
May 1997: Joins Arsenal for £2m
1999: Suffers anterior cruciate ligament injury, sidelining him for 13 months.
2000: Plays once during loan spell at Nottingham Forest
2001: Plays seven times during loan spell at Crystal Palace
2001/2: Plays 22 times for Arsenal
February 2002: Suffers broken leg
May 2002: Receives league winners medal, courtesy of his 14 league appearances, but misses out on triumphant FA Cup final due to broken leg
August 2002: Wins Community Shield
September-November 2002: Plays 14 times for Reading during 3 month loan spell
September 2002: Scores his first professional goal whilst on loan at Reading
January 2003: Joins Birmingham for £1m, rising to £3m on appearances. Upson played a total of 57 times for Arsenal during his four years at the club
May 2003: Makes England debut v South Africa
April 2006: Suffered a serious leg injury in the warm up for Birmingham's derby with Villa.
May 2006: Forced to sit and watch as Birmingham suffer a nightmare run in and get relegated to the Championship
December 2006: Makes comeback in 3-0 win at Plymouth
January 2007: After two rejected bids West Ham sign Upson for a fee of £6m, rising to £7.5m on appearances.
February 2007: Lasts less than half an hour in West Ham debut
March 2007: Makes comeback but limps off after just 11 minutes
August 2007: Plays full 90 minutes for West Ham for the first time
December 2007: Scores first West Ham goal as Hammers beat Manchester United 1-0
February 2008: Recalled to the England squad after an absence of four years
November 2008: Scores first international goal in 2-1 win against Germany
August 2009: Awarded captaincy after departure of Lucas Neill
May 2010: Named in Fabio Capello's World Cup squad
June 2010: Makes World Cup debut in group win over Slovenia. Scores England's goal in 4-1 2nd round defeat to Germany
May 2011: Relegated to the Championship with West Ham
June 2011: Leaves West Ham after contract expires
August 2011: Signs two year deal with Stoke