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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Chapman Ferguson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 31 December 1941 | ||
| Place of birth | Govan, Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Harmony Row Boys Club | |||
| Drumchapel Amateurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1960 | Queen's Park | 31 | (15) |
| 1960–1964 | St Johnstone | 37 | (19) |
| 1964–1967 | Dunfermline Athletic | 89 | (66) |
| 1967–1969 | Rangers | 41 | (25) |
| 1969–1973 | Falkirk | 95 | (37) |
| 1973–1974 | Ayr United | 24 | (9) |
| Total | 317 | (171) | |
| National team | |||
| 1960 | Scotland Amateurs[3] | 1 | (1) |
| 1967 | Scotland XI[4] | 7 | (9) |
| 1967 | Scottish Football League XI[5] | 2 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1974 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1974–1978 | St Mirren | ||
| 1978–1986 | Aberdeen | ||
| 1985–1986 | Scotland | ||
| 1986–2013 | Manchester United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson CBE (born 31 December 1941) is a retired Scottish footballer and retired manager. He has managed St. Mirren, Aberdeen, and Manchester United. He is considered one of the greatest football managers of all time, and has won more trophies than anyone else in the history of English football.
As a player, he played as a forward. He play for multiple Scottish teams, including Dunfermline Athletic and Rangers. After retiring from playing, he started managing at East Stirlingshire. He would be hired by St Mirren, Aberdeen, and the Scotland national team, due to the death of Jock Stein. He was the manager of Scotland at the 1986 FIFA World Cup.
In November 1986, he was appointed the manager of Manchester United. He won 38 trophies with Manchester United, including 13 Premier Leagues, 5 FA Cups, 4 Football League Cups, 10 FA Community Shields, 2 UEFA Champions Leagues. He would manage the team until his retirement in 2013.
- ↑ "Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson". mufcinfo.com. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ↑ "Alex Ferguson". IMDb. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). p. 318. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
- ↑ Bell, Stephen; Zlotkowski, Andre (6 June 2008). "Scotland XI Tour of Asia and Oceania 1967". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ↑ "Alex Ferguson". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 5 December 2011.