Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1967)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Ferguson | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1984 | Clyde youth | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984–1986 | Clyde | 26 | (4) |
| 1986–1988 | St Mirren | 57 | (10) |
| 1988–2000 | Rangers | 236 | (24) |
| 2000–2002 | Dunfermline Athletic | 60 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Northern Spirit | 37 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Central Coast Mariners | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 416 | (43) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1987 | Scotland U21 | 6 | (1) |
| 1988–1997 | Scotland | 9 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | North Queensland Fury | ||
| 2010–2013 | Perth Glory | ||
| 2013–2017 | Northern Fury | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ian Ferguson (born 15 March 1967) is a Scottish professional football player and coach. Ferguson started his career with Clyde, then moved to St Mirren in 1986. Ferguson scored the winning goal as St Mirren won the 1987 Scottish Cup Final. He moved to Rangers in 1988 and stayed with the Ibrox club for 12 years, during which time he helped them win nine consecutive Scottish league championships. He has since been inducted to the club's Hall of Fame. He played for Dunfermline Athletic for two seasons, before emigrating to Australia. Ferguson played for Northern Spirit and Central Coast Mariners. Since retiring as a player, he has managed North Queensland Fury, Perth Glory and Northern Fury. During his playing career, Ferguson appeared in nine full international matches for Scotland.
Ferguson started his career with Clyde, but was transferred to St Mirren in 1986. He scored the winning goal in the 1987 Scottish Cup Final, as St Mirren won 1–0 against Dundee United.
Nine months after winning the Scottish Cup, he transferred to Rangers for £850,000 - still the record fee received by St Mirren. He is remembered as a key Rangers player, appearing 337 times and scoring 42 goals. Ferguson's total of ten Scottish League titles is a record second only to Bobby Lennox of Celtic (who won eleven). Along with Ally McCoist and Richard Gough, he played a part in every season of Rangers' historic run of nine titles in a row between 1988–89 and 1996–97 under managers Graeme Souness and Walter Smith and also featured in the first title win with manager Dick Advocaat in 1998–99. He found his playing time increasing limited under Advocaat, however, and moved on to Dunfermline Athletic in 2000.
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