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Club career

Early career

Ferguson has been a keen Rangers fan since childhood. His older brother, Derek, was a rising star in the Rangers team in the 1980s (though the younger sibling's achievements would eventually eclipse those of the older) and the young Barry was exposed to the inner circle of the club long before officially joining the Rangers first team squad in 1994-95. Ferguson made his first team debut on the last day of the 1996-97 season against Hearts and was voted man of the match for his performance. He became a permanent first team fixture in the 1998-99 season under new manager Dick Advocaat. For other uses, see Rangers F.C. (disambiguation). ... Derek Ferguson (born 31 July 1967, in Glasgow) is a former Scottish footballer who is currently assistant manager of Stranraer. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. ... Heart of Midlothian F.C. (most commonly referred to as Hearts) are a professional football club and are a football team in Edinburgh, Scotland who play in the Scottish Premier League. ... Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890. ... Dick Advocaat (born September 27, 1947 in The Hague, Netherlands) is the Dutch coach of the Russian football team Zenit. ...

He soon became the youngest ever captain of the team in the 2001-02 season, successfully guiding his team to a League Cup and Scottish Cup double. This was also the first season in charge for Alex McLeish. During their second season together (2002-03), Ferguson captained the side to a domestic treble. He also won Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year. The 2001-02 season was the 105th season of competetive football in Scotland. ... The Scottish Football League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. ... The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup[1], usually known as the Scottish Cup, is the national cup knockout competition in Scottish football. ... Alexander Alec McLeish (born January 21, 1959, Barrhead, Renfrewshire, Scotland) nicknamed Big Eck,[1] is a former professional footballer and is currently manager of the Scotland national team. ... The 2002-03 season was the 106th season of competitive football in Scotland. ... The Treble is a term in football that refers to a club winning their countrys top tier league and two cup competitions in the same season. ... The Scottish football writers association is an association of Scottish football journalists and correspondents writing for newspapers and agencies. ... At the end of every Scottish football season the members of the PFA, the players union, vote on which of its members has played the best football in the previous year. ...

Blackburn Rovers

At the start of the 2003-04 season, he joined English Premiership club Blackburn Rovers for a fee of £7.5 million. With Everton also chasing Ferguson,^[1] Rangers initially denied that he was leaving.^[2] The 2003-2004 season was the 124th season of competitive football in England. ... For the Scottish equivalent see Scottish Premier League The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays Premiership in England and the Barclays English Premier League or just simply The EPL internationally) is a league competition for football clubs located at the top of the English football league system... Blackburn Rovers Football Club are an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... Everton Football Club is an English football club located in the city of Liverpool. ...

Graeme Souness made Ferguson captain of Blackburn in July 2004 and he seemed to be adapting well to Premiership football, despite the team still struggling and a managerial change, which saw Mark Hughes replacing Souness. However, after just 16 months at the club, Ferguson submitted a written transfer request, admitting that the draw of playing in the Premiership and a Lancashire derby could not compare with an Old Firm match.^[3] After much discussion between the clubs, a fee of £4.5 million was agreed and Ferguson rejoined Rangers just before the close of the transfer window in January 2005.^[4] Ferguson would later reveal in his book that the fee Rangers paid was actually £2.0 million pounds plus the fees Blackburn owed from the original transfer. Graeme James Souness (IPA: []) (born 6 May 1953 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager. ... 2004 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December See also: July 2004 in sports Deaths in July • 31 David B. Haight • 29 Francis Crick • 29 Nafisa Joseph • 23 Joe Cahill • 23 Mehmood • 23 Illinois Jacquet • 23 Carlos Paredes • 22 Sacha Distel • 21 Jerry Goldsmith • 21... This article is about the Welsh footballer. ... Crowd at football match between Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C. at Celtic Park. ...

Rangers

Ferguson returned for the end of the 2004-05 season and was part of the Rangers team that won the league in dramatic fashion on the last day of the season. He was not captain for this however, with McLeish not wanting to remove it mid-season from Fernando Ricksen. The 2004-05 season was the 108th season of competitive football in Scotland. ... Fernando Ricksen (born July 20, 1976) is a Dutch defender/Midfielder who currently plays for Zenit St Petersburg. ...

For 2005-06, Ferguson was re-appointed captain. He played the last part of the season carrying an ankle injury. This was later revealed to be snapped ligaments and he confessed that he should have undergone the surgery sooner.^[5] Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890 The 2005-06 season was the 109th season of competitive football in Scotland. ...

Ferguson was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE on June 17, 2006,^[6] and he is also the only current Rangers player to be inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame. The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by King George V. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions; in decreasing order of seniority, these are Knight Grand Cross or Dame Grand Cross (GBE) Knight Commander... is the 168th day of the year (169th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame is a list established in 2000 by Rangers chairman, Sir David Murray, to honour the clubs notable players. ...

Ferguson playing for Rangers against FC Barcelona in a UEFA Champions League match in 2007

On January 1, 2007 it was announced on a Sportsound broadcast on BBC Radio Scotland that Ferguson had been stripped of the Rangers captaincy after a meeting with manager Paul Le Guen. He was also dropped from the squad for the next match. Later Le Guen claimed Ferguson was undermining him.^[7] The match at Motherwell was won 1-0 by Rangers, and goalscorer Kris Boyd reportedly showed solidarity with the deposed skipper by holding up 6 fingers: Ferguson's shirt number.^[8] Following the resignation of Paul Le Guen as Rangers manager on January 4, 2007,^[9] Ferguson was re-instated to the Rangers side. Later that year, sports journalist Graham Spiers published, Paul Le Guen: Enigma (ISBN 1845962915) documenting his tenure at the club. According to Spiers, Le Guen left the club because he was being "undermined" by other Rangers personnel, including Ferguson and then club doctor, Ian McGuinness. ^[10] New manager Walter Smith, immediately re-appointed Ferguson as captain. Wikinews has related news: 2007/08 UEFA Champions League: Manchester United vs. ... UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... is the 1st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Sportsound is BBC Radio Scotlands main radio sports show. ... BBC Radio Scotland is BBC Scotlands national radio network, broadcasting since 1976 on 92-95 FM and 810 medium wave. ... Paul Le Guen (born March 1, 1964 in Pencran, Brittany) is a former French international footballer and a football manager. ... Kris Boyd (born August 18, 1983 in Irvine[1]) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Rangers in the Scottish Premier League. ... is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Graham Spiers is a Scottsh Sports Journalist currently writing for the Scottish newspaper The Herald. ...

The 2007-08 season began well for Ferguson as he scored a brace in the first SPL match against Inverness.^[11] His scoring form continued and he netted the second in a 3-0 win over rivals Celtic as well as in the UEFA Champions League against VfB Stuttgart.^[12] The Old Firm goal was Ferguson's first against Celtic since the 2002 Scottish Cup final where he scored a free-kick in a 3-2 win for Rangers. In January 2008, he scored a controversial goal in Rangers' Scottish League Cup semi-final defeat of Hearts. Ferguson later admitted handling the ball in the build up to the goal but that the infringement was unintentional.^[13] Competitive football has been played in Scotland since 1890. ... The Clydesdale Bank Scottish Premier League commonly known as the Scottish Premier League, Premier League or SPL is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top level of the Scottish football league system - above the Scottish Football League. ... Inverness Caledonian Thistle Football Club is a Scottish football team based in the city of Inverness. ... Current season Celtic Football Club are a football club from Glasgow, Scotland, who currently play in the Scottish Premier League, the highest form of competition in Scotland. ... UEFA Champions League, which replaced the European Champions Cup, is a seasonal club football competition organised by UEFA since 1992 for the most successful football clubs in Europe. ... VfB Stuttgart is a German sports club based in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg. ... Crowd at football match between Celtic F.C. and Rangers F.C. at Celtic Park. ... The 2001-02 Scottish Cup was the 117th staging of Scotlands most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the Tennents Scottish Cup. ... The 2007-08 Scottish League Cup will be the 61st staging of the Scotlands second most prestigious football knockout competition, also known for sponsorship reasons as the CIS Insurance Cup. ... Heart of Midlothian Football Club are based in Edinburgh and are one of two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian. ...

Ferguson broke David Narey's record for the number of European appearances made for a Scottish club, by starting in the UEFA Cup match against Werder Bremen; being his 77th game on the continent.^[14] He also broke Kenny Dalglish's record for the number of competitive European appearances by a Scottish footballer when he played his 80th game against Sporting Lisbon in the quarter final second leg.^[15] David Narey, MBE (born 12 June 1956 in Dundee, Scotland) is a former Scottish international footballer, who spent 21 years with Dundee United F.C., coinciding with Uniteds most successful era, under the management of Jim McLean. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... The UEFA Cup (also known as European Cup 3, CE3 or C3) is a football competition for European club teams, organized by the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA). ... Werder Bremen is a German football club playing in Bremen, in the northwest German federal state of the same name. ... Kenneth Mathieson Dalglish MBE (born 4 March 1951 in Dalmarnock, Glasgow) is a former Scottish international football player. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... This article is about the country. ... Sporting Clube de Portugal (pron. ...

International career

Ferguson made his international debut at the age of 20 against Lithuania national football team on September 5, 1998. ^[16] First international Lithuania 0 - 5 Estonia (Kaunas, Lithuania; 24 June 1923) Biggest win Lithuania 7 - 0 Estonia (Riga, Latvia; 20 May 1995) Biggest defeat Egypt 10 - 0 Lithuania (Paris, France; 1 June 1924) The national football team of Lithuania is controlled by the Lithuanian Football Federation. ... is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar). ...

However, an injury plagued season prevented him from picking up more caps. He was appointed captain of the national side by then manager Berti Vogts following the retirement of Paul Lambert. Ferguson has captained Scotland a total of 26 times. Hans Hubert (Berti) Vogts (born 30 December 1946 in Büttgen) is a former German international football player and manager. ... Paul Lambert (born August 7, 1969) is a Scottish former footballer and football manager. ... This article is about the country. ...

Scotland goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	30 May 2000	Dublin, Ireland	Republic of Ireland	2-1	Win	Friendly match
2.	7 September 2002	Toftir, Faroe Islands	Faroe Islands	2-2	Draw	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
3.	17 November 2007	Glasgow, Scotland	Italy	2-1	Loss	UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying

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Rangers statistics

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Honours

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• Scottish Premier League (4): 1998-99, 1999-00, 2002-03, 2004-05
• Scottish Cup (3): 1999-00, 2001-02, 2002-03
• Scottish League Cup (5): 1998-99, 2001-02, 2002-03, 2004-05, 2007-08

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References

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External links

• Barry Ferguson career stats at Soccerbase
• Barry Ferguson profile at scottishfa.co.uk
• Barry Ferguson's profile and stats

Sporting positions
Preceded by Lorenzo Amoruso	Rangers FC captain 2000-2003	Succeeded by Craig Moore
Preceded by Fernando Ricksen	Rangers FC captain 2005-present	Succeeded by current captain
Preceded by Paul Lambert	Scotland captain 2003-present	Succeeded by current captain
Awards
Preceded by Gary Naysmith	Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year 1999	Succeeded by Kenny Miller
Preceded by Henrik Larsson	Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 2000	Succeeded by Henrik Larsson
Preceded by Paul Lambert	Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 2003	Succeeded by Jackie McNamara
Preceded by Lorenzo Amoruso	Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year 2003	Succeeded by Chris Sutton