Iain Ferguson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Iain John Ferguson | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Newarthill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Fir Park Boys Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1984 | Dundee | 119 | (40) |
| 1984–1986 | Rangers | 32 | (6) |
| 1986 | →Dundee (loan) | 3 | (2) |
| 1986–1988 | Dundee United | 75 | (27) |
| 1988–1990 | Heart of Midlothian | 52 | (8) |
| 1989 | →Charlton Athletic (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1990 | →Bristol City (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 1990–1993 | Motherwell | 51 | (10) |
| 1993–1994 | Airdrieonians | 31 | (9) |
| 1994–1996 | Portadown | 39 | (14) |
| 1996–1997 | Dundee | 14 | (1) |
| 1997–1998 | Dundalk | 4 | (0) |
| – | Gretna | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1982–1983 | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Iain John Ferguson (born 4 August 1962, in Newarthill, North Lanarkshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a striker for numerous Scottish clubs during the 1980s and 90s.
Ferguson started his professional career with Dundee, who signed him from Fir Park Boys Club in 1978. He flourished at Dens Park, becoming a first-team regular under Don Mackay as well as an Under-21 internationalist.
Ferguson's performances attracted attention from larger clubs and in 1984 Jock Wallace signed him for Rangers for £200,000. The Ibrox side were enduring a transitional period however, and after collecting only one medal with Rangers, for the League Cup victory in 1984–85, Ferguson returned to Tayside with Dundee's rivals Dundee United in 1986, Jim McLean paying £145,000 to secure his services.
In his two seasons at Tannadice, Ferguson helped United to reach consecutive Scottish Cup finals, as well as the UEFA Cup final in 1986–87. He scored several important goals during United's European run, netting the winner in the 2–1 defeat of Barcelona at the Camp Nou and the opening goal in the semi-final victory at Borussia Mönchengladbach. United lost by the odd goal in all three finals however, and despite featuring in one of the Tangerines most celebrated sides, Ferguson was destined not to earn silverware there.
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