Rory Delap
Irish professional footballer
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| 2023 | Helped Maccabi Tel Aviv win the league and Toto Cup before departing the club with Robbie Keane. |
| October 2023 | Evacuated to Greece during the Gaza-Israel conflict while coaching at Maccabi Tel Aviv, which was leading the league at the time. |
| June 2023 | Appointed assistant coach under Robbie Keane at Maccabi Tel Aviv F.C. in Israel. |
| January 2023 | Left his coaching role at Stoke City. |
| November 9 2019 | Departed caretaker manager role at Stoke City after Michael O'Neill was appointed. |
| November 8 2019 | Concluded his caretaker managerial role at Stoke City, ending his temporary leadership of the team |
| November 5 2019 | Managed Stoke City in a single match, losing 2-0 at home to West Bromwich Albion. |
| November 1 2019 | Took caretaker charge of Stoke City following the sacking of Nathan Jones. |
| April 2019 | Michael Lewis set a new Guinness World Record for throw-in distance, recording a throw of 59.817 m in Frisco, Texas. |
| June 2018 | Returned to Stoke City as first-team coach under Gary Rowett. |
| February 10 2016 | Promoted to coach of Derby County's under-21 team. |
| 2015 | Won U21 Premier League 1 Division 2 as manager with Derby County |
| June 2015 | Appointed coach of Derby County's under-18 side in the academy. |
| 2013 | Played short loan spell at Barnsley in the Championship |
| 2013 | Delap left Stoke City at the end of the season, concluding his seven-year tenure with the club. |
| December 16 2013 | Announced his retirement from professional football. |
| August 3 2013 | Scored his first goal for Burton Albion in a 2-2 draw against Cheltenham Town. |
| July 18 2013 | Signed a one-year contract with Burton Albion in League Two after being on trial with the club. |
| January 31 2013 | Delap joined Barnsley on loan until the end of the season, expressing his desire to make the move permanent to continue his playing career. |
| 2012 | Last full season with Stoke City in the Premier League |
| 2012 | During the 2012–13 season, Delap found himself out of favour at Stoke City, making only one appearance on the opening day of the season against Reading. |
| May 1 2012 | Signed a one-year contract extension with Stoke City, extending his stay with the club until the end of the 2012–13 season. |
| February 19 2012 | Received a straight red card for a sliding tackle on David Hunt during the FA Cup fifth round match against Crawley Town. Although initially banned for three matches, Stoke successfully appealed and the ban was overturned. |
| April 2011 | Signed a one-year contract extension with Stoke City after turning 35, indicating no immediate plans for retirement. |
| February 2011 | Scored a rare goal against West Bromwich Albion. |
| 2010 | Finished as runner-up in FA Cup with Stoke City |
| 2010 | In the FA Cup fifth-round tie against Manchester City, Delap's throw-in enabled Ricardo Fuller to score a goal that cancelled out Shaun Wright-Phillips' early goal. In the replay's extra-time, Ryan Shawcross scored from another Delap throw-in, helping Stoke reach the quarter-finals. |
| October 16 2010 | Delap ended a 21-month goal drought by scoring an equalizer against Bolton Wanderers, though Stoke ultimately lost the match 2-1 in injury time. |
| September 13 2010 | Rory Delap made his 300th Premier League appearance against Aston Villa, becoming the 82nd player to reach this milestone. |
| June 2010 | Repeated the 202-mile charity bike ride from Newcastle upon Tyne to Edinburgh, completing the route in two days. |
| June 18 2010 | Thomas Grønnemark of Denmark broke the world record for longest throw-in, surpassing previous records. |
| March 27 2010 | West Ham United attempted to limit Delap's throw-in effectiveness by erecting an extra set of advertising boards close to the touchline, but this backfired when Stoke scored the only goal of the game. |
| March 10 2010 | Delap indirectly assisted Tuncay's header in a 1-1 draw with Burnley through a throw-in. |
| February 27 2010 | Delap indirectly assisted Danny Pugh's goal in a 3-1 defeat to Arsenal through a throw-in. |
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