Ian Ferguson (footballer born 1967)

Ian Ferguson

Personal information
Full name	Ian Ferguson
Date of birth	15 March 1967 (1967-03-15)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Perth Glory
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	238	(22)
2000–2002	Dunfermline	60	(2)
2002–2004	Northern Spirit	37	(3)
2005–2006	Central Coast Mariners	3	(0)
–	Total	418	(41 )
National team
1988–1997	Scotland	9	(0)
Teams managed
2007–2009	Central Coast Mariners (assistant)
2009–2010	North Queensland Fury
2010–present	Perth Glory
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Ian Ferguson (born 15 March 1967) is a former professional footballer. Ferguson, who possessed the superstition of having to play with the right side of his shirt hanging outside of his shorts, is one of the Rangers players elected to the club's Hall of Fame.

Club career

St Mirren

Ferguson started his career with Clyde, but was transferred to St. Mirren in 1986. He scored in St Mirren's 1-0 win over Dundee United in the 1987 Scottish Cup Final.

Rangers

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 336 times and scoring 46 goals. Along with Ally McCoist and Richard Gough, he played a part in every season of Rangers historic run of nine titles in a row. He won ten Scottish League titles, a record second only to Bobby Lennox of Celtic (who won eleven), playing in each season of Rangers' record-equaling run of nine consecutive championships between 1988-89 and 1996-97, and in the first title win under manager Dick Advocaat, in 1998-99. He played in the team under managers Graeme Souness and Walter Smith. He rarely played under Dick Advocaat, however, and moved on to Dunfermline Athletic in 2000. Before the start of the 2002-2003 season, Ferguson emigrated to Australia to play for Northern Spirit, a club in which Rangers then had a substantial shareholding. Finally, he played for Central Coast Mariners in New South Wales, who play in the Australian A-league.

International career

Ferguson won nine Scotland caps, achieved at irregular intervals over a period of nine years.

Managerial career

North Queensland Fury FC

On 15 September 2008, Ferguson was confirmed as the new manager of North Queensland FC leaving his post as assistant manager at Central Coast Mariners. He took up the post straight away in order to give the team the best preparation possible for their inaugural season in Australia's Hyundai A League. Ferguson lasted only one year with the Fury,

Perth Glory FC

In 2010 Ferguson moved to become the assistant to David Mitchell at the Perth Glory at the end of the 2009-10 season and becoming the coach on 12 October 2010 after David Mitchell resigned.

Statistics

As of 19 February 2012

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
North Queensland Fury		15 September 2008	6 April 2010	&1000000000000002700000027	&100000000000000080000008	&100000000000000080000008	&1000000000000001100000011	&1000000000000002962999929.63
Perth Glory		12 October 2010	present	&1000000000000004300000043	&1000000000000001200000012	&1000000000000001000000010	&1000000000000002100000021	&1000000000000002791000027.91
Total				&1000000000000007000000070	&1000000000000002000000020	&1000000000000001800000018	&1000000000000003200000032	&1000000000000002857000028.57

External links

• Central Coast Mariners profile
• SFA profile

Sporting positions
Preceded by Andy Smith	Dunfermline Athletic captain 2000-2002	Succeeded by Scott Thomson