Duncan Ferguson (footballer)
Ferguson in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Duncan Cowan Ferguson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 December 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Everton (Coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Carse Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1993 | Dundee United | 77 | (28) |
| 1993–1994 | Rangers | 14 | (2) |
| 1994 | → Everton (loan) | 9 | (2) |
| 1994–1998 | Everton | 107 | (35) |
| 1998–2000 | Newcastle United | 30 | (8) |
| 2000–2006 | Everton | 123 | (23) |
| Total | 360 | (98) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1992–1997 | Scotland | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:40, 20 February 2010 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:40, 20 February 2010 (UTC) |
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Duncan Cowan Ferguson (born 27 December 1971) is a Scottish former footballer. He was nicknamed "Big Dunc" and "Duncan Disorderly".
Ferguson began his football career at Carse Thistle before being signed by Dundee United in 1990 on his first professional contract. He moved to Rangers in 1993 for a then British transfer record of £4 million. He spent the remainder of his career in England with two spells at Everton (1994 to 1998 and 2000 to 2006) and Newcastle United between 1998 and 2000. Ferguson retired from football in 2006.
During his career, Ferguson won the FA Cup with Everton in 1995, competed in the qualifying stages of the UEFA Champions League in 2005, also with Everton, and participated in the UEFA Cup in 1999 with Newcastle and 2005 with Everton. He was capped for Scotland seven times but made himself unavailable for selection for the national team due to a dispute with the Scottish Football Association. He has scored more goals than any other Scottish player in the FA Premier League. Ferguson was noted for his aggressive and highly competitive style of play which resulted in nine red cards and a three-month prison sentence following an on-field assault of Raith Rovers' John McStay in 1994.
Born in Stirling, Ferguson played for the juvenile side Carse Thistle. Dundee United signed him as a schoolboy and he went on to win the BP Youth Cup in 1990. Later that year Ferguson made his professional debut for Dundee United against Rangers at Ibrox Stadium on 10 November 1990. His first goal was an extra time winner against East Fife in the Scottish Cup on 29 January 1991.
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