Sir Alex Fergeson's manger career

First club: East Stirlingshire

Jun 7, 1974

In June 1974, Ferguson was appointed manager of East Stirlingshire, at the comparatively young age of 32. It was a part-time job that paid £40 per week, and the club did not have a single goalkeeper at the time. He gained a reputation as a disciplinarian. The following October, Ferguson was invited to manage St. Mirren. While they were below East Stirlingshire in the league, they were a bigger club and although Ferguson loyal towards East Stirlingshire, he decided to join St. Mirren

Fereguson's manger timeline

Period: Jun 7, 1974 to Jun 7, 2012

Sr. Mirren

Period: Oct 7, 1974 to Jun 7, 1978

Ferguson was manager of St. Mirren from 1974 until 1978, producing an amazing transformation of a team in the lower half of the Second Division.1,000, to First Division champions.St. Mirren have the record of being the only club ever to sack Ferguson in 1977.

Aberdeen part 1

Jun 7, 1978

Ferguson joined Aberdeen as manager in June 1978. Although Aberdeen were one of Scotland's major clubs they hand had not lost a league match since the previous December, having finished second in the league the last season. Ferguson had now been a manager for four years. The season did not go especially well, with Aberdeen reaching the semi-final of the Scottish Cup and the Scottish League Cup Final, but losing both matches and finishing fourth in the league.

Aberdeen part 2

Jun 7, 1980

Ferguson had a great few seasons, winning a few scottish cups and the champions league. At the end of the 1985–86 season, both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur had approached him about becoming their new manager, but he rejected the offers from both North London clubs. Ferguson had also been approached for the Rangers job in October 1983, but also rejected this offer. Although Ferguson remained at Aberdeen over the summer, he did eventually join Manchester United.

National team part 1

Jun 7, 1985

Sir Alex Ferguson was chosen to manage Scotland in 1985 Scotland qualified for the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The squad went into their last qualification match against Wales needing a point to progress to a qualifying playoff against Australia. With only nine minutes remaining and Wales leading 1–0, Scotland were awarded a penalty kick, which was scored The 1–1 draw meant that Scotland progressed.

National team part 2

Jun 7, 1986

but as the players and fans celebrated, national coach Jock Stein suffered a heart attack and died shortly afterwards. His assistant Alex Ferguson took over. Scotland qualified by winning 2–0 against Australia in a two-leg playoff, but were eliminated from the tournament with just one point from their three matches, a goalless draw with Uruguay following defeats by Denmark and West Germany.

Manchester United part 1

Jun 7, 1986

Ferguson was appointed manager at Old Trafford on 6 November 1986. He managed to increase the players' discipline and United climbed up the table to finish the season in 11th place, having been 21st (second from bottom) when he took over. After a slow start to the 1992–93 season (they were 10th of 22 at the beginning of November) it looked as though United would miss out on the league title (now the Premier League) yet again.

Manchester United part 2

Jun 7, 1992

However, after the purchase of French striker Eric Cantona from Leeds United for £1.2 million, the future of Manchester United, and Ferguson's position as manager, began to look bright. and they pushed towords first ever Premier League Champions.

Manchester United part 4

Jun 7, 2011

annoyingly, Barcelona beat United in the champions league final in 2011.With Edwin van der Sar, Gary Neville and Paul Scholes all retiring in 2011,[Ferguson spent big by signing defender Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers and winger Ashley Young from Aston Villa for around £17 million each,and goalkeeper David de Gea from Atlético Madrid for around £19 million.

Manchester United part 3

Jun 7, 2011

Now Manchester United have won thanks to Fergie 12 premier league titles.On 8 August 2010, Ferguson added another FA Community Shield to his honours list as United defeated Chelsea 3–1 in the final in Wembley. On 19 December 2010, Ferguson became Manchester United's longest serving manager in history, overtaking Matt Busby's record of 24 years, 1 month and 13 days in charge of the club.[ He ended the season by winning his 12th and Manchester United's 19th league title.

Now

Jun 7, 2012

Sir Alex Ferguson was and still is the most successful manager in United's history and is the most famous manager world-wide!