New Yeovil Town FC boss Gary Johnson's managerial career in pictures

By This is Somerset | Monday, January 09, 2012, 13:45

Yeovil Town climbed from the Conference to League One during the four years of Gary Johnson's first spell in charge at Huish Park.

1999 - After spells in charge at Cambridge United and Kettering Town, Gary Johnson took over as manager of Latvia in 1999
2001 - Gary Johnson is appointed as manager of Yeovil Town after resigning as Latvian national boss
2002 - Gary Johnson's first season in charge at Yeovil Town ended with an FA Trophy win over Stevenage at Villa Park.jpg
2002 - Gary Johnson (right) with players including Terry Skiverton (left), Anthony Tonkin, Chris Weale, Darren Way, Nick Crittenden and Kim Grant
2002 - After a third-place finish in 01-02, Yeovil were among the favourites for the Nationwide Conference title in 02-03, and the manager-of-the-month awards soon followed for Gary Johnson
2003 - Yeovil Town win promotion to the Football League, topping the Conference by 17 points
2003 - Yeovil Town celebrate promotion to the Football League
2003 - Yeovil Town celebrate their promotion to the Football League
2003 - Gary Johnson greets Yeovil Town fans queuing up for tickets for the FA Cup game against Liverpool
2004 - Gary Johnson and his Yeovil Town side record a song in the build-up to the Liverpool FA Cup clash at Huish Park, which the Glovers lost 2-0
2004 - Yeovil Town finished eighth in their first season in League Two
2005 - Manager Gary Johnson and his captain Terry Skiverton with the FA Cup during the Glovers' run to the fourth round in 2005
2005 - Yeovil Town go one better than a year earlier and reach the fourth round of the FA Cup, losing 3-2 at Charlton Athletic
2005 - Gary Johnson lifts another title, this time the League Two championship in only the club's second season there
2005 - Gary Johnson leads yet another triumphant title parade through the streets of Yeovil
2005 - Gary Johnson took over as manager of Bristol City in September 2005
2006 - It didn't take long for Gary Johnson to become popular with the Bristol City fans
2006 - Gary Johnson was the League One's manager of the month in April 2006 after taking Bristol City from a relegation battle to the top half of the table
2007 - Gary Johnson guides Bristol City to a runners-up finish in League One, and promotion to the Championship
2008 - Gary Johnson's first season in the Championship ended with a play-off place, and the Robins beat Neil Warnock's Crystal Palace in the semi-final
2008 - Gary Johnson consoles his Bristol City players after their 1-0 loss to Hull City in the Championship play-off final at Wembley Stadium
2010 - Bristol City were never able to follow up their play-off heroics, and Gary Johnson was dismissed in March 2010 after a run of poor results
2010 - Gary Johnson is appointed as manager of Peterborough United in April 2010, but left in January 2011
2011 - Gary Johnson's next job was at Northampton Town, taking over in March 2011, but after a struggle against relegation he departed in November
2012 - Gary Johnson arrives at a Yeovil Town training session this morning with Terry Skiverton

Johnson took over the Glovers in 2001, steering them to third place in the Conference and an FA Trophy triumph at Villa Park during his first season as manager.

A Conference title and promotion to the Football League followed 12 months later and, in 2005, Johnson's Glovers stormed to the League Two title.

Johnson left to take charge at Bristol City in September 2005, taking them from League One to the brink of the Premier League - losing in the Championship Play-off Final against Hull City at Wembley Stadium.

After leaving Ashton Gate in 2010, Johnson has had brief spells at Peterborough United and Northampton Town.

To see a picture timeline of Johnson's managerial career, just scroll through the photographs above.