Gary Johnson today ends his four-and-a-half year association with Bristol City Football Club by mutual consent.

The Londoner says the times is right for a new challenge, whilst chairman Steve Lansdown believes now is the correct time to make a change.

bcfc.co.uk looks back at his time in charge at the club.

Johnson arrived at Ashton Gate from Yeovil Town in September 2005 with the team in the League One relegation zone.

After a promising start, City embarked on a club record nine-match losing streak. That all changed in December though, when City overcame Huddersfield Town at Ashton Gate and the surge up the table began.

A storming run at the end of the season - including seven wins in eight games - saw City finish ninth, just six points shy of the play-offs.

The 2006/07 campaign began with mixed results, but soon City found their form, as well as a host of late winners in tight encounters.

From September onwards City found themselves right in the mix at the top in a three-way promotion battle with Scunthorpe United and Nottingham Forest.

The Iron won the division and City followed them into the Championship with a 3-1 final day victory over Rotherham United in front of a sell-out Ashton Gate.

Fresh from securing City's first promotion in nine years, Johnson got his charges fired up right from the start of the 2007/08 campaign.

The Robins were very much a surprise package and found themselves in the promotion mix in October on the back of four straight victories.

With five games of the season left, City were on top of the table and heading for the Premier League, but City lost three of their remaining fixtures to drop into the play-offs.

Louis Carey and David Noble scored stunning goals in the semi-final first leg at Crystal Palace, and - after trailing one-nil and seeing a penalty smashed against the post in the return fixture - goals from Lee Trundle and Michael McIndoe secured a play-off final place.

Only the swish of Dean Windass' right boot at Wembley - in front of 86,000 fans - took Hull City up to the top flight at the expense of City.

City's second season in the Championship began well and by February they were amongst the play-off mix.

However, one win in their final 12 matches saw them fall away from the top six and eventually finish tenth - mainly on the back of a host of late goals at Ashton Gate to see the team draw 1-1.

This term City made wholesale summer changes, with the Champions League experience of ex-Celtic players Paul Hartley and Evander Sno arriving at Ashton Gate, along with the youthful promise of Danny Haynes, Lewin Nyatanga and David Clarkson.

After beating Barsnley 3-2 in October, City were in fifth place. However, four wins in 25 games later - including 6-0 and 5-2 home defeats at the hands of Cardiff and Doncaster respectively - leaves the team closer to the drop zone with nine games to play.

His last game in charge came against Plymouth Argyle on Tuesday night - when City fought back from two goals down at 2-2, only to lose out in the last minute.

There were many highs and lows during the manager's reign, but there is no doubt that he leaves behind fond memories and lead the team through a very successful period in the club's history.

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