Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson’s only involvement with the Scotland national team was during an overseas tour in 1967. Best known for managing Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. Ferguson CBE is a Scottish former football manager and player,
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Ferguson’s playing career began as an amateur with Queen’s Park, where he made his debut as a striker, aged 16. He described his first match as a “nightmare”, but scored Queen’s Park’s goal in a 2–1 defeat against Stranraer.
Despite scoring 20 goals in his 31 games for Queen’s Park, he could not command a regular place in the side and moved to St Johnstone in 1960. Ferguson was on a part-time contract with St Johnstone, and he combined working in a Govan shipyard with training at night in Perth.
Ferguson then joined Rangers for £65,000, which was a record fee for a transfer between two Scottish clubs. Ferguson performed well in Europe during his two seasons with the club, scoring six goals in nine appearances in the Inter-Cities Fairs Cup including two against 1. FC Köln in the 1967–68 competition, and an important strike against Athletic Bilbao in the 1968–69 edition which helped Rangers into the semi-finals,
