Martin Ferguson (footballer)
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Murphy Ferguson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 21 December 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Drumchapel Amateurs | |||
| ?–1962 | Kirkintilloch Rob Roy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1962–1965 | Partick Thistle | 13 | (2) |
| 1965 | Greenock Morton | 3 | (1) |
| 1965–1966 | Barnsley | 40 | (17) |
| 1966–1967 | Doncaster Rovers | 3 | (0) |
| 1967–1968 | Waterford | 11 | (2) |
| Total | 70 | (22) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1967–1968 | Waterford | ||
| 1981–1982 | East Stirlingshire | ||
| 1982–1983 | Albion Rovers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Martin Murphy Ferguson (born 21 December 1942 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former football player, manager and scout. Ferguson is the brother of former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. He was Manchester United's chief European scout, and as such he was often sent to scout players in mainland Europe.
Ferguson began his playing career at Kirkintilloch Rob Roy where he was capped for Scotland at Junior level before stepping up to Partick Thistle in 1962.[2] He went on to Morton then a brief spell in the Football League during the mid-1960s.
He was appointed player/coach at Waterford in July 1967.[3] He made his Blues debut in Peter Fitzgerald's testimonial in August 1967. His first league goal came in the dying seconds of a home clash with Shamrock Rovers on 19 November which led to Ferguson being chaired off the pitch.[4] He was let go in February 1968.[5]
He then worked as a coach at Hibernian, but was sacked in 1997.[6] He was signed by Manchester United on the recommendation of his brother Alex, and he scouted players such as Diego Forlán,[6] Anderson,[7] Fabio Quagliarella,[8] Alessandro Nesta[9] and Ruud van Nistelrooy.[10] Ferguson retired from his position as chief scout for Manchester United in May 2013.[11]
Honours
- League of Ireland (1): 1967–68
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External links
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- 1942 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Glasgow
- Scottish footballers
- Association football inside forwards
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Barnsley F.C. players
- Doncaster Rovers F.C. players
- Waterford United F.C. managers
- Waterford United F.C. players
- League of Ireland players
- League of Ireland managers
- Scottish Football League players
- The Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- East Stirlingshire F.C. managers
- Albion Rovers F.C. managers
- Hibernian F.C. non-playing staff
- Manchester United F.C. non-playing staff
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Drumchapel Amateur F.C. players
- Scottish Football League managers
