Ferguson, Alex - Alex Ferguson My Autobiography

SENIOR PLAYING CAREER

1958–60 Queen’s Park

Games 31

Goals: 15

1960–64 St Johnstone

Games: 47

Goals: 21

1964–67 Dunfermline Athletic

Games: 131

Goals: 88

Played for Scottish League (0) v. Football League (3) at Hampden Park, 15 March 1967.

Scottish FA XI summer tour 13 May–15 June 1967: scored 10 goals in seven appearances against Israel, Hong Kong Select, Australia (three matches), Auckland XI, Vancouver All Stars.

1967–69 Rangers

Games: 66

Goals: 35

Played for Scottish League (2) v. Irish League (0) in Belfast, 6 September 1967. Scored one goal.

1969–73 Falkirk

Games: 122

Goals: 49

1973–74 Ayr United

Games: 22

Goals: 10

Total

Games: 415

Goals: 218

(Scottish League, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and European competitions only)

MANAGERIAL CAREER

JUNE–OCTOBER 1974 East Stirlingshire

OCTOBER 1974–MAY 1978 St Mirren

Finished fourth in Division One in 1975–76; Division One champions 1976–77; finished eighth in Premier Division 1977–78.

1978–86 Aberdeen

Season 1978–79

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Final position: fourth

Scottish Cup: semi-final

Scottish League Cup: finalists

European Cup Winners’ Cup: second round

Season 1979–80

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Final position: champions

Scottish Cup: semi-final

Scottish League Cup: finalists

UEFA Cup: first round

Season 1980–81

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Final position: runners-up

Scottish Cup: fourth round

Scottish League Cup: fourth round

European Champion Clubs’ Cup: second round

Drybrough Cup: winners

Season 1981–82

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Final position: runners-up

Scottish Cup: winners

Scottish League Cup: semi-final

UEFA Cup: quarter-final

Season 1982–83

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Final position: third

Scottish Cup: winners

Scottish League Cup: quarter-final

European Cup Winners’ Cup: winners

Season 1983–84

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Final position: champions

Scottish Cup: winners

Scottish League Cup: semi-final

European Cup Winners’ Cup: semi-final

European Super Cup: winners

Season 1984–85

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Final position: champions

Scottish Cup: semi-final

Scottish League Cup: second round

European Champion Clubs’ Cup: first round

Season 1985–86

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Final position: fourth

Scottish Cup: winners

Scottish League Cup: winners

European Champion Clubs’ Cup: quarter-final

Season 1986–87 (August–1 November 1986)

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Scottish League Cup: fourth round

European Cup Winners’ Cup: first round

SUMMARY

ABERDEEN’S EUROPEAN CAMPAIGNS DURING ALEX FERGUSON’S MANAGERSHIP

Season 1978–79 Cup Winners’ Cup

Round 1 Marek Dupnitsa (Bulgaria) (a) 2–3, (h) 3–0, Agg: 5–3

Round 2 Fortuna Düsseldorf (West Germany) (a) 0–3, (h) 2–0, Agg: 2–3

Season 1979–80 UEFA Cup

Round 1 Eintracht Frankfurt (West Germany) (h) 1–1, (a) 0–1, Agg: 1–2

Season 1980–81 European Cup

Round 1 Austria Memphis (Austria) (h) 1–0, (a) 0–0, Agg: 1–0

Round 2 Liverpool (h) 0–1, (a) 0–4, Agg: 0–5

Season 1981–82 UEFA Cup

Round 1 Ipswich Town (a) 1–1, (h) 3–1, Agg: 4–2

Round 2 Argeş Piteşti (Romania) (h) 3–0, (a) 2–2, Agg: 5–2

Round 3 SV Hamburg (West Germany) (h) 3–2, (a) 1–3, Agg: 4–5

Season 1982–83 Cup Winners’ Cup

Preliminary round Sion (Switzerland) (h) 7–0, (a) 4–1, Agg: 11–1

Round 1 Dinamo Tirana (Albania) (h) 1–0, (a) 0–0, Agg: 1–0

Round 2 Lech Poznań (Poland) (h) 2–0, (a) 1–0, Agg: 3–0

Quarter-final Bayern Munich (West Germany) (a) 0–0, (h) 3–2, Agg: 3–2

Semi-final Waterschei (Belgium) (h) 5–1, (a) 0–1, Agg: 5–2

Final (Gothenburg, Sweden) Real Madrid (Spain) 2–1 (aet)

Season 1983–84 Super Cup

SV Hamburg (West Germany) (a) 0–0, (h) 2–0, Agg: 2–0

Cup Winners’ Cup

Round 1 Akranes (Iceland) (a) 2–1, (h) 1–1, Agg: 3–2

Round 2 SK Beveren (Belgium) (a) 0–0, (h) 4–1, Agg: 4–1

Quarter-final Újpest Dózsa (Hungary) (a) 0–2, (h) 3–0 (aet), Agg: 3–2

Semi-final Porto (Portugal) (a) 0–1, (h) 0–1, Agg: 0–2

Season 1984–85 European Cup

Round 1 Dinamo Berlin (East Germany) (h) 2–1, (a) 1–2, Agg: 3–3 (Lost 5–4 on penalties)

Season 1985–86 European Cup

Round 1 Akranes (Iceland) (a) 3–1, (h) 4–1, Agg: 7–2

Round 2 Servette (Switzerland) (a) 0–0, (h) 1–0, Agg: 1–0

Quarter-final IFK Gothenburg (Sweden) (h) 2–2, (a) 0–0, Agg: 2–2 (Lost on away-goals rule)

Season 1986–87 Cup Winners’ Cup

Round 1 Sion (Switzerland) (h) 2–1, (a) 0–3, Agg: 2–4

HONOURS

EUROPEAN CUP WINNERS’ CUP

Winners: 1983

SCOTTISH PREMIER DIVISION

Champions: 1980, 1984, 1985

SCOTTISH CUP

Winners: 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986

SCOTTISH LEAGUE CUP

Winners: 1985–86

EUROPEAN SUPER CUP

Winners: 1983

DRYBROUGH CUP

Winners: 1980

OCTOBER 1985–JUNE 1986 Scotland

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