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Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson CBE (born 31 December 1941) is a Scottish former football manager and player, best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest managers of all time and has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football. [5]
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Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in British football history, winning 13 Premier League titles with Manchester United. Having spent all of his playing career in Scotland, Ferguson first went into management with East Stirlingshire in 1974 before joining St Mirren in the same year.
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He made his debut for Queen's Park at age 16. He would score 20 goals in 31 games for Queens Park. He joined St Johnstone in 1960 to try to get regular gametime. He would score a hat-trick for St Johnstone against Rangers. He signed for Dunfermlinein 1964. In the 1964-65 season, Dunfermline finished 3rd with 49 points. They finished 1 point behind ...
Early career as manager
In June 1974, Ferguson became the manager of East Stirlingshire. A year after that, St Mirren offered Ferguson the job as their manager. Ferguson took the job. In 1974, St Mirren were playing in the second division. By 1978, Ferguson had led the club to the First Division title. St Mirren fired Ferguson from his role in 1978.
Aberdeen
Ferguson became Aberdeen manager in 1978. At that time, Aberdeen had only won the league title once. Ferguson was still a young manager. His start with Aberdeen did not go very well. Aberdeen lost the Scottish Cup semi-final and the Scottish League Cup final in his first season, and finished fourth in the league. In the 1979-80 season, Aberdeen won the Scottish league. In 1982, the team won the Scottish Cup. As a result of winning the cup, Aberdeen played in the European Cup Winners' Cup the...
Manchester United
On 6 November 1986, Manchester United appointed Ferguson as their manager. The team was in the 21st position (out of 22) when he took over, but they finished 11th. Manchester United finished second in the following season, 1987-88.
Player
St Johnstone 1. Scottish Division Two: 1962–63 Falkirk 1. Scottish Division Two: 1969–70 Individual 1. Scottish Division One top scorer: 1965–66
Manager
St Mirren 1. Scottish First Division: 1976–77 Aberdeen 1. Scottish Premier Division: 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85 2. Scottish Cup: 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86 3. Scottish League Cup: 1985–86 4. Drybrough Cup: 1980 5. European Cup Winners' Cup: 1982–83 6. European Super Cup: 1983 Manchester United 1. Premier League: 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09, 2010–11, 2012–13 2. FA Cup: 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04 3....
Orders and special awards
1. Officer of the Order of the British Empire(OBE): 1985 2. Commander of the Order of the British Empire(CBE): 1995 3. Knight Bachelor(Kt.): 1999 4. Freedom of the City of Aberdeen: 1999 5. Freedom of the City of Glasgow: 1999 6. Freedom of the City of Manchester: 2000 7. Freedom of the Borough of Trafford: 2013
"English Football Hall of Fame profile". Archived from the originalon 2007-11-15."Sir Alex Ferguson's managerial stats according to the official Manchester United statistics website". Archived from the original on 2007-11-15. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timesta...Scottish Football Hall of Fame profile Archived 2017-09-04 at the Wayback Machine3 days ago · Alex Ferguson (born December 31, 1941, Glasgow, Scotland) is a Scottish football (soccer) player and manager who was best known for managing Manchester United (1986–2013). Ferguson was the longest-tenured manager in “Man U” history and led the club to more than 30 domestic and international titles, including 13 Premier League ...
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May 7, 2023 · Monday, 8 May 2023 marks 10 years since the seismic news of Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement was confirmed by Manchester United. The story broke in the media on the night before the official...
Dec 31, 2021 · The message was short, definitive and sombre. "Sir Alex Ferguson retires". Later that month, the Scot, with 13 league titles to his name at Old Trafford, would take charge of United for the last ...
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