Tony Mowbray timeline - From euphoria in Moscow to desolation in Paisley

TONY MOWBRAY today parted company with Celtic after less than a year in charge of the Parkhead club.Here we look at the crucial points in the season which led to his exit.

June 17, 2009: Tony Mowbray is formally unveiled as the successor to Gordon Strachan.

The new Celtic manager and receives a warm welcome from the Celtic support despite reports that the former West Brom manager was third choice behind Owen Coyle and Roberto Martinez.

Former Celtic hero Peter Grant is brought into the coaching staff alongside Mark Venus.

July 10, 2009: Marc Antoine Fortune unveiled as Tony Mowbray's first signing .

July 23, 2009: Danny Fox is unveiled as a Celtic player and is seen as a solution to the club's long-standing left-back problem.

Fox's stay at Parkhead was short-lived though with the player departing in the January transfer window for Burnley.

Late July, 2009: Tony Mowbray's tenure as Celtic manager gets off to a promising start with wins in the Wembley Cup against Al Ahly and Tottenham.

August 5, 2009: Celtic smash their poor European away record with a 2 - 0 win over Dinamo Moscow, overcoming a 1 - 0 defeat at Parkhead.

August 15: The Parkhead side begin their SPL campaign with a free-flowing 3 - 1 victory over Aberdeen at Pittodrie.

August 26, 2009: Celtic fail to make it to the group stages of the Champions League following a 3 - 1 defeat to Arsenal at the Emirates. The Parkhead side lost 5 - 1 on aggregate.

September 17, 2009: Tony Mowbray's side crash to a 2 - 1 away defeat against Hapoel Tel Aviv in their first Europa League game.

October 4, 2009: Mowbray loses his first Old Firm match as Rangers win 2 - 1 at Ibrox.

October 17, 2009: Celtic's woes continue after their Old Firm defeat when Motherwell come to Parkhead and claim a draw.

October 28, 2009: Hearts dump holders Celtic out of the CIS cup after with a 1 - 0 victory at Parkhead.

22 November 2009: Craig Levein inspires an in-form Dundee United side to a 2 - 1 victory over Celtic at Tannadice.

December 2, 2009: Celtic officially exit the Europa League despite a 2 - 0 win over Hapoel Tel-Aviv at Parkhead.

20 December, 2009: A 2 - 1 defeat by Hearts at Tynecastle sees Celtic drift four points behind Rangers in the title race.

January 3, 2010: Tony Mowbray's side dominate the second Old Firm tie of the season at Parkhead but a Lee McCulloch strike seals a 1 - 1 draw for the Ibrox side.

January 2010: The January transfer window sees a host of players leave Parkhead. Stalwarts of the Strachan regime Gary Caldwell, Barry Robson and Stephen McManus all depart.

January 16, 2010: Tony Mowbray's side fall nine points behind Rangers as their title bid starts to unravel following a 1 - 1 home draw with Falkirk.

January 27, 2010: The pressure grows on Mowbray as his side crash 2 - 1 at home to Hibs and find themselves ten points behind Rangers with a game in hand.

February 2, 2010: The euphoria which surrounded the arrival of Robbie Keane is short lived as the Irishman and new arrivals

Edson Braafheid and Diomansy Kamara are part of the Celtic side which loses 1 - 0 to Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.

February 13, 2010: Celtic throw away a two-goal lead to draw 4 - 4 with Aberdeen at Pittodrie, leaving Rangers with an opportunity to restore the gap at the top to ten points.

March 1, 2010: A late winner puts the SPL title within Rangers grasp as Tony Mowbray's side go down 1 - 0 at Ibrox.

March 24, 2010: St Mirren hammer Celtic 4 - 0 at St Mirren Park to achieve their first win over the Parkhead side in the SPL and serve a fatal blow to Tony Mowbray's tenure as Celtic manager.

March 25, 2010: Reports suggest Tony Mowbray has departed from his role as manager of Celtic.