Duncan Cowan Ferguson is a
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former footballer. He was notorious for his "hardman" image and nicknamed "
Big Dunc" and "
Duncan Disorderly".
Ferguson began his football career at Carse Thistle before being signed by
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in 1990 on his first professional contract. He moved to
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in 1993 for a then British transfer record of £4 million. He spent the remainder of his career in England with two spells at
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(1994 to 1998 and 2000 to 2006) and
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between 1998 and 2000. Ferguson retired from football in 2006.
During his career, Ferguson won the
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with Everton in 1995, competed in the qualifying stages of the
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in 2005, also with Everton, and participated in the
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in 1999 with Newcastle and 2005 with Everton. He was capped for
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seven times but made himself unavailable for selection in his national team due to a dispute with the
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. He has scored more goals than any other Scottish player in the FA Premier League. Ferguson was noted for his aggressive and highly-competitive style of play, which resulted in nine red cards and a three-month gaol sentence following an on field assault of
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in 1994.
Dundee United
Born in
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, Ferguson made his professional debut for Dundee United against Rangers at
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on 10 November 1990. He scored one goal in the
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that season against
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in March 1991. He achieved greater impact in the
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that season, scoring three goals in five matches and helping Dundee United to reach the final. Once there, they lost to
MotherwellMotherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...
,
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The following season saw him become a first team regular, with 41 appearances and 16 goals he became the clubs top scorer. His good form continued in 1992–93 with 33 appearances and 15 goals. The form he displayed at Dundee United also saw him win a call up to the Scottish national team. Ferguson accrued four caps during 1992 and 1993, playing in three friendlies and one
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match. These outings yielded no goals for the striker.
Rangers
Ferguson's form at Dundee United attracted the interest of several clubs.
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signed Ferguson for Rangers in July 1993, for a then British transfer record fee of £4 million. Smith had begun his managerial career at Dundee United under Jim McLean, just as Ferguson had begun his professional playing career. Soon after Smith left Dundee United to assist
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at Rangers, where he eventually took over the managerial role in 1991. The paths of Ferguson and Smith were to cross numerous times from this point.
Ferguson made little impact at Rangers, coupling indifferent displays and persistent injury woes. He played twenty-three games and scored five goals. He was also played out of position by Smith, often as a left winger and on one occasion even as a left back in a match against Levski Sofia.
In the 1993–94 season, Ferguson played 16 games but only scored once, in a 4–0 defeat of
Raith RoversRaith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in Kirkcaldy, Fife. They are members of the Scottish Football League, currently playing in the First Division, having secured promotion from the Second Division as champions in 2009. Rovers have won one national trophy, the...
. It was in this game that Ferguson headbutted the visitors'
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in the south-west corner of the Ibrox pitch. Referee Kenny Clark and his linesmen missed the incident, hence Ferguson avoided a dismissal, but he was subsequently charged with assault and, as it was his fourth such conviction, he received a three-month prison sentence in 1995, by which time he had left the club.
In contrast, season 1994–95 saw Ferguson start in fine form.
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and David May of
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endured a torrid time in a pre–season friendly. This was followed by a last–minute winner against
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, from a
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assist on the first game of the season. Four days later, Ferguson scored a hat–trick in a 6–1 win over
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. The next match saw Ferguson pressure a Partick Thistle player into scoring an own goal, leading to a 2–0 win for Rangers.
A
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qualifier against AEK Athens left Rangers 2–0 down after the first leg. Smith elected to play a partnership of Ferguson and
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up front, in an effort to overcome the deficit. The two players were poorly suited to playing alongside each other; they often ended up competing for the same ball. Despite Ferguson having outscored Hateley in the first five games of the season, Smith decided to drop Ferguson in favour of
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.
Everton
In October 1994, Everton were struggling under the management of
Mike WalkerMichael Stewart Gordon "Mike" Walker is a Welsh former footballer and manager. After starting his career at Reading, Walker played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for five clubs, most notably Watford and Colchester United. He later managed Colchester, Norwich City, Everton and APOEL...
and looking for options to reinvigorate their faltering season. The solution enacted was to take two Rangers players on loan–deal,
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for one month and Ferguson for three.
The deal failed to secure Walker’s tenure, and saw the managerial role handed to
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in November. Royle decided to let Durrant return north to Rangers but then signed Ferguson permanently in a £4 million deal — making him Everton's record signing.
While still on loan, Ferguson contributed a goal in the 2–0
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victory at
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on 21 November 1994.
Ferguson also helped Everton progress to the semi–final stage of the 1995
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. Despite recovering from an injury at the time, he was given a substitute appearance in the final against
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, a game that saw Everton victorious and provided Ferguson with the only honour of his career in a 1–0 result.
The subsequent, 1995–96 season was less successful for Ferguson. A persistent
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problem caused him to be unavailable for large amounts of time.
From here, Ferguson continued to be the focal point of Everton’s attack. In
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he helped maintain the club’s top-flight status but also suffered another injury setback, this time requiring surgery on his knee.
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returned to manage the club in
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and decided that season to reward Ferguson with the captaincy of the team. It was during this season that Ferguson removed himself from contention for the Scottish national team.
After Everton were almost relegated during the
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, Kendall made way for
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, reuniting Ferguson with his Rangers manager. Smith maintained the strategy of bypassing the midfield and instead lofting the ball straight to Ferguson.
Ferguson was controversially sold to Newcastle for £8 million in late 1998. The deal was done to sell Ferguson by the Everton chairman, Peter Johnston, without the knowledge of Walter Smith.
Newcastle United
Upon bringing Ferguson to Newcastle, team manager
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was swiftly rewarded. Ferguson scored twice on his debut against
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in the Premier League. The final result was a 3–1 victory to Newcastle and the tantalising prospect of Ferguson and
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forming a formidable strike partnership.
Though it was not to be; Ferguson again found himself struck down by injury and appeared only seven times for Newcastle during the 1998–99 season. He did however make a substitute appearance in the
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. His extended absence lasted from late December until April and curbed the early promise of his
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career. Likewise, the first half of 1999–2000 brought more misfortune for Ferguson.
Injury would once again hinder Ferguson’s career and he was unable to participate in the final seven league matches of the season. These injury woes made his position at Newcastle untenable and he was eventually sold back to Everton by
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for £3.75 million; almost half the price he was bought for from Everton two seasons earlier. His final appearance came in the
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semi-final defeat to eventual winners
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.
Returen To Everton
Ferguson’s return to
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brought no change to his injury problems. Just two games into his second spell at Everton, he was injured. Regardless, he managed to participate in 13 Premier League games during the 2000–01 season and provided a crucial six goals in that time. This was enough to justify the return and once again keep Everton from relegation, though 16th place was their lowest under Walter Smith and fears were rife that 2001–02 would see Everton relegated.
The next two seasons were largely anonymous for Ferguson with the player battling to recover from his sciatica and rediscover his best form, hardly helped by his advancing years. Once in his early thirties and participating in the 2003–04 season, Ferguson again started to add value to the Everton team but he was eclipsed by the emergence of
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.
During the 2004–05 season, manager
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began to utilise Ferguson effectively as a substitute. The striker’s contribution from the bench was pivotal in Everton’s campaign that season and his tally of five league goals helped lift Everton to a fourth–placed finish. A particular highlight was his match–winning goal against Manchester United, reminiscent of ten years prior when Ferguson scored against the same team to give Everton victory. The intervening period had seen Manchester United unbeaten by Everton in the league. By this stage, Wayne Rooney had been sold to Manchester United, but Everton had still managed to finish fourth in the final table - their highest yet in the Premier League and their highest finish overall in 17 years.
The 2005–06 season saw Ferguson regain the number 9 shirt - the number he has tattooed inside the Everton crest on his left upper arm. However, the 2005-2006 season was somewhat less fruitful for Ferguson with goals proving elusive and frustration dominating his displays, the latter factor reaching a head when Ferguson inadvertently headed the ball into his own net during Everton's 1-0 home defeat to
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in September 2005, a result which briefly dropped the team to the foot of the table.
Ferguson’s low point of the 2005–06 season was his sending off against
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for violent conduct. His confrontation with
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and subsequent fracas with
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resulted in a total match–ban of seven games and saw Ferguson’s Premier League red–card count reach eight, equalling
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record. Scharner later claimed that he had sworn at Ferguson in his native language and that the Everton man's punch "was a nice punch".
On 7 May 2006, against
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at Goodison Park, Ferguson was named captain in the game that marked the end of his Everton career. His 90th minute penalty kick was saved by
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, but he subsequently scored from the rebound, netting his final goal for the club. Towards the end of his career he got a reputation as
the hardman of the English game.
Burglary attempt
In 2001, Ferguson was the victim of a burglary attempt by two men at his then home in Formby, Liverpool. Ferguson confronted the pair and was able to detain one of them who subsequently spent three days in hospital. The second man managed to flee but was eventually caught. Both men were sentenced to fifteen months imprisonment for their actions.
Gaol
Ferguson has had four convictions for assault - two arising from taxi–rank scuffles, one an altercation with a fisherman in an
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pub and the most infamous: his on–field headbutt on Raith Rovers defender
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in 1994 while playing for Rangers, which resulted in a three-month prison sentence. The first incident led to a £100 fine for butting a policeman (was fined a further £25 for a Breach of the Peace), while the second resulted in a £200 fine for punching and kicking a supporter on crutches. He had been put on a year's probation for the third offence.
Campaigning
Ferguson has pledged his support to the "Keep Everton in Our City" campaign, making a rare public statement:
Coaching
In October 2011 Ferguson joined former club Everton, coaching the youth teams in an unofficial capacity, as he prepared to take his coaching qualifications. Not formally an employee, he is currently assisting Alan Irvine, the club's academy manager.
Club performance
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20 May 1992 |
CanadaThe Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
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1–3 |
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12 June 1992 |
Netherlands The Netherlands National Football Team represents the Netherlands in association football and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association , the governing body for football in the Netherlands...
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0–1 |
Loss |
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24 March 1993 |
Germany The Germany national football team is the football team that has represented Germany in international competition since 1908. It is governed by the German Football Association , which was founded in 1900....
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0–1 |
Loss |
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18 December 1994 |
GreeceThe Greece national football team represents Greece in association football and is controlled by the Hellenic Football Federation, the governing body for football in Greece. Greece's home ground is Karaiskakis Stadium in Piraeus and their head coach is Fernando Santos...
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1–0 |
Loss |
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31 August 1996 |
Austria The Austria national football team is the association football team that represents the country of Austria in international competition and is controlled by the Austrian Football Association ....
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0–0 |
Draw |
| 7 |
11 February 1997 |
EstoniaThe Estonia national football team represents Estonia in international association football. Team members are selected by the head coach of Estonian Football Association . Estonia play their home matches at the A. Le Coq Arena in Tallinn, Estonia....
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0–0 |
Draw |
Ferguson refused international selection after 1997, in part in protest against his treatment by the SFA after his conviction for assault on
John McStayJohn "Jock" McStay is a Scottish former professional footballer. He played as a defender....
, particularly the imposition of a 12-game ban on top of his 3-month prison sentence.
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