Derek Ferguson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Ferguson | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Calderbank, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1990 | Rangers | 111 | (7) |
| 1990 | → Dundee (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | Heart of Midlothian | 103 | (4) |
| 1993–1995 | Sunderland | 64 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Falkirk | 32 | (3) |
| 1998–1999 | Dunfermline Athletic | 20 | (0) |
| 1999 | Portadown | 6 | (1) |
| 1999 | Partick Thistle | 7 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Adelaide Force | 2 | (0) |
| 2000 | Ross County | 10 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Clydebank | 55 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Alloa Athletic | 27 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Hamilton Academical | 25 | (0) |
| 2005–2006 | Raith Rovers | 9 | (0) |
| Total | 475 | (16) | |
| National team | |||
| 1988 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2001–2002 | Clydebank | ||
| 2008–2009 | Stranraer | ||
| 2009 | Glenafton Athletic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Derek Ferguson (born 31 July 1967) is a Scottish football player and manager. A creative midfield player, Ferguson is best remembered for his time with Rangers and Heart of Midlothian.
He also played for Dundee, Sunderland, Falkirk, Dunfermline Athletic, Portadown, Partick Thistle, Adelaide Force, Ross County, Clydebank, Alloa Athletic, Hamilton Academical, Raith Rovers and made two appearances for Scotland.
Ferguson joined his first senior club, Rangers, from Gartcosh United in 1982. He enjoyed an early experience of first-team involvement when picked to play in Tom Forsyth's testimonial match in 1983, aged only 15. He made his competitive debut in the 1983–84 season and within a year became a first team regular at Ibrox. However, over the next couple of seasons Ferguson gradually fell out of favour at Rangers, a tempestuous relationship with manager Graeme Souness preventing him from developing as expected. In 1989–90 he was loaned to Dundee and it became clear his future was not to be at Ibrox.
In August 1990, Heart of Midlothian spent a then club record £750,000 to take Ferguson to Tynecastle, where he became a mainstay in the Hearts team over the next three seasons. His good performances earned him a move to Sunderland, with manager Terry Butcher signing him in a part-exchange deal which saw John Colquhoun return to Hearts. After two seasons on Wearside, Ferguson moved back to Scotland when Falkirk paid Sunderland £250,000 for his services in 1995. He spent three years with the Bairns before spending a single season (1998–99) with Dunfermline Athletic and a month with Partick Thistle. Ferguson next had a short spell in Australian soccer with Adelaide Force before returning to Scotland to play for a succession of lower league clubs, namely Ross County, Clydebank (scoring once against future club Hamilton),Alloa Athletic, Hamilton Academical and most recently Raith Rovers. Ferguson also had a short spell in the 1999–00 season with Portadown in the Irish League. He played six games and scored one goal.
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