Birth of Alexander Chapman Ferguson31 December 1941
Birth of Alexander Chapman Ferguson
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Alexander Chapman Ferguson Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alexander Chapman Ferguson, based on 16 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.
16 records1941–199210 events8 places
Chronological biography
1941
1967
Rangers Football Club1967
Joins Rangers for œ65,000, then a record fee for a transfer between two Scottish clubs
1968
Falkirk Football Club1968
Nottingham Forest want to sign Ferguson, but his wife is not keen on moving to England at that time so he went to Falkirk instead
1974
Manager1974
Ferguson is appointed manager of East Stirlingshire, at the comparatively young age of 32
Manager1974
Apponted Manager of St Mirren after taking advice from Jock Stein
1978
Manager1978
Apponted Manager of Aberdeen
1983
European Cup Winners Cup11 May 1983
Aberdeed seal a 2-1 victory over Real Madrid in the final of the European Cup Winners Cup, becoming only the third Scottish team to win a European trophy and Ferguson now felt that "hed done something worthwhile with his life"
1984
OBE1984
Ferguson is awarded the OBE in the 1984 honours list
Scottish Cup Winners1984
Aberdeen win the Scottish league and retained the Scottish Cup
Scottish Premier League1984
Aberdeen win the Scottish league and retained the Scottish Cup
1985
Scottish Cup Winners1985
Aberdeen retain their league title in the 1984-85 season
1986
Manager6 November 1986
Appointed Manager of Manchester United
1990
First Manchester United FA Cup17 May 1990
Wins his first Manchester United trophy as the club defeat Crystal Palace 1-0 in the final replay.
1991
European Cup Winners Cup1991
Man Utd win the European Cup Winners Cup
1992
League Championship1992
Man Utd win the 1st League Championship since 1967
Manager1992
Alex Ferguson is voted Manager of the Year by the League Managers Association
Titles and roles
Manager of Aberdeen · Manager of East Stirlingshire · Manager of Manchester United · Manager of St Mirren
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.