Duncan Cowan Ferguson (born 27 December 1971) is a Scottish

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coach and former player. He began his career at

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in 1990, and moved to Rangers in 1993 for what was then a British transfer record fee. He spent the remainder of his career in England, moving to Everton in 1994 before a stint with

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between 1998 and 2000, after which he returned to Everton, where he retired in 2006. During his career, Ferguson won the

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with Everton in 1995. He was capped for

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seven times, playing at

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, but made himself unavailable for selection for the national team from 1997 due to a dispute with the

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(SFA). He has scored more goals than any other Scottish player in England's

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since its creation in 1992. Ferguson's aggressive style of play resulted in a career total of nine red cards, as well as a three-month prison sentence following an on-field assault of Raith Rovers' John McStay in 1994. Eight of those red cards were in the English Premier League, where he holds the joint record for dismissals alongside

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and

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. He is known by the nicknames "Big Dunc" and "Duncan Disorderly". Ferguson was promoted to the first-team coaching staff at Everton in 2014. Following the dismissal of Everton manager

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in December 2019, he was named as the team's

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until Silva's replacement

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was appointed

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a few weeks later, at which point Ferguson was made assistant manager. Ferguson left Everton after a second stint as caretaker manager in 2022. After a brief spell as Forest Green Rovers manager, he was appointed manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle in September 2023 and was sacked when the club went into administration in October 2024.

Club career

Dundee United

Born in

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, Ferguson played for the juvenile side Carse Thistle, initially as a left-back.

signed him as a schoolboy, and he went on to win the BP Youth Cup in 1990. Later that year, on 10 November, Ferguson made his professional debut for them against Rangers at

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. His first goal was an extra-time winner against East Fife in the

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saw him become a first-team regular. With 41 appearances and 16 goals, he became the club's 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 Scotland national team.

Rangers

A 22-year-old Ferguson moved to Rangers in 1993 for a transfer fee of £4 million, which set a new British record. During a match with Raith Rovers in April 1994, Ferguson headbutted the visitors' John McStay in the south-west corner of the Ibrox pitch. Referee Kenny Clark did not see the incident, but Ferguson was subsequently charged and found guilty of assault. As it was his third conviction for assault, he received a three-month prison sentence in October 1995. The SFA banned Ferguson for 12 matches before the court case was heard. Ferguson scored a last-minute winner against

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, from a

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pass, in the first game of the season. Four days later, he scored a

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in a 6–1 win over

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. Of Ferguson's time at Rangers, one of his strike partners

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said: "Duncan was a really good player, but I think he came to Rangers a couple of years too early.

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wanted me to take him under my wing. He was a boisterous young lad who wanted to play all the time. It was a period in his career where he'd gone from being a big fish in a small pond to being a small fish in the big pond at Rangers. He probably found that a bit difficult.""MARK HATELEY , Open Goal Meets... Former Rangers, England, AC Milan & Monaco Striker"
– Open Goal,

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, 29 November 2021 Smith was the assistant manager at Dundee United when he spotted a young Ferguson in

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youth football. Smith had moved on to Rangers by the time Ferguson arrived at Tannadice.

Everton

In October 1994, Everton were struggling under the management of Mike Walker and looking for options to reinvigorate their faltering season. The solution enacted was to take two Rangers players on a loan deal, Ian Durrant for one month and Ferguson for three. Ferguson's move to Everton was later made permanent by Walker's successor Joe Royle, and Ferguson played a key role in saving Everton from relegation, and also helping them win the 1994–95 FA Cup. 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, as did his prison sentence during the first half of the season. On 28 December 1997, Ferguson scored a

against

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in a 3–2 victory, the first time that a trio of headers had been scored in the Premier League. Everton finished the season surviving relegation only on goal difference. Ferguson was sold to

for a fee of £8 million in November 1998. The deal was done to sell Ferguson by the Everton chairman, Peter Johnson, without the knowledge of

. Ferguson wrote a two-page goodbye letter in the club magazine to fans, stating his sadness at leaving and that he would never forget them.

Newcastle United

After bringing Ferguson to Newcastle, manager

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was rewarded when Ferguson scored twice on his debut against

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in the

. The final result was a 3–1 victory to Newcastle. At the start of 1999, Ferguson suffered a hernia injury, meaning that he played only seven times in the 1998–99 season. He made his comeback on 11 April, coming on as a substitute in a 2–0 extra-time FA Cup semi-final win over

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, and did the same in the 1999 FA Cup Final, which Newcastle lost to Manchester United. In 1999–2000, Ferguson scored in three rounds of the FA Cup as Newcastle beat Tottenham 6–1, Sheffield United 4–1 and

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3–2, before a semi-final elimination by Chelsea. He scored six league goals, including two in a 5–0 home win over

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on 16 January 2000.

Return to Everton

On 17 August 2000, Ferguson moved back to Everton for a fee of £3.75 million. The transfer had previously been close to collapse as he sought a £1 million "loyalty payment" from Newcastle for not personally asking for a transfer; he had made the same amount of money from Everton when he transferred in 1998 on the same basis. Two days after signing, he played his first game in a 2–0 loss at

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, coming on for Stephen Hughes after 56 minutes. On 23 August, on his return to Goodison Park, he scored twice in a 3–0 win over

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after coming on for

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in the 67th minute. On 1 April 2002, Ferguson was sent off after 20 minutes for elbowing

' Kostas Konstantinidis in an off-the-ball incident in a 3–1 win for a struggling Everton side. In August 2003, Jamie Jackson of ''

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'' called Ferguson "arguably the biggest waste of money of all", citing his high transfer fees and wages compared to his injury record and age. By that point, he had scored 12 times in 41 games in three years at Everton, while earning over £5 million in salary. His 192 minutes of play in 2002–03 as a goalless substitute cost the club £9,000 per minute. Ferguson was accused of racial abuse by

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's Luís Boa Morte after an FA Cup fourth round match in January 2004. The accusation was dismissed by the Football Association, who found insufficient evidence. On 28 December that year, Ferguson came on for Marcus Bent in the 74th minute of Everton's 2–0 loss at Charlton, and within ten minutes he was sent off for an elbow on Hermann Hreiðarsson. During the 2005–06 season, Ferguson was sent off against

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for violent conduct. His confrontation with Paul Scharner and subsequent fracas with Pascal Chimbonda resulted in a seven-match ban and his eighth Premier League red card, equalling

's record. 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. Ferguson was not given a new Everton deal and retired, moving his family to Mallorca and spurning advances from a number of clubs. Ferguson played for Everton in a

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in his honour on 2 August 2015 against

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International career

Ferguson made his first full international appearance for

on 17 May 1992, in a 1–0 win over the

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. He was selected for

in Sweden, making one substitute appearance against reigning champions the

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on 12 June. He withdrew from

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in England due to surgery on a recurring hernia. He made seven Scotland appearances in all, with his last appearance coming in February 1997. Ferguson refused international selection after 1997, partly in protest against his treatment by the SFA after his conviction for assault on John McStay and in particular the imposition of a 12-game ban on top of his three-month prison sentence. Ferguson believed that second punishment violated the principle of

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. Speaking in February 2023, Ferguson said that not playing more for Scotland was the "biggest regret in my career". He also revealed that Scotland managers had repeatedly asked him to come out of retirement, with the last request coming from Walter Smith in 2005. Ferguson blamed his own "pig-headedness" for not accepting those invitations.

Coaching career

Everton

Having spent five years in

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following his retirement from playing, Ferguson contacted his former manager at Everton, David Moyes. Ferguson asked if he could work with the Everton academy students at Finch Farm. Initially Ferguson was a voluntary worker at the academy, working for Alan Irvine, a former mentor of his from his playing career. Although Ferguson remains disappointed with the Scottish FA for what he sees as a lack of support following his sentencing in 1995, he enrolled on a nine-day Scottish FA organised coaching course in

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, Scotland to earn a UEFA B-Licence. In May 2012, he returned to Largs to achieve a UEFA A licence and in January 2013 he enrolled on a further course for the UEFA Pro Licence. In February 2014 Ferguson was promoted to the first-team coaching staff at Everton. His first game in the role was a home game against West Ham United on 1 March 2014. Following the dismissal of manager

on 5 December 2019, Ferguson was named as caretaker manager of Everton. In his first game in charge two days later, Everton beat Chelsea 3–1 to lift themselves out of the relegation zone. Following the appointment of

as the new manager later that month, Ferguson was made assistant manager, a role he retained under

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who joined the club following Ancelotti's departure to Real Madrid in June 2021. On 18 January 2022, Ferguson was again appointed caretaker manager following the sacking of Benítez. He oversaw one game as caretaker, a 1–0 home loss to

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, before

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was appointed as the new manager. Ferguson remained at the club for the rest of the season as a first-team coach, before announcing his departure from the club in July 2022.

Forest Green Rovers

On 26 January 2023, Ferguson was appointed head coach of League One side Forest Green Rovers, his first managerial role of his career. Upon his appointment, Ferguson stated; "I'm really delighted to join FGR for the next step of my career, and I plan to be here for a while. We have a bit of a fight on our hands to stay up in League One and I am ready for the challenge." Dale Vince, Chairman of the club, commented: "We're all excited to welcome Duncan, he is someone I have admired from afar for a while. It's just fantastic to have the opportunity to work with him in this next phase of our journey toward the Championship." Ferguson did not win a game as manager until 26 March, when Forest Green beat second-placed

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1–0. Forest Green were relegated to League Two on 15 April after a 5–1 home defeat to

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. With four games remaining in the season, they became the first team in any EFL league to be relegated in the 2022–23 season. He left the club on 4 July 2023. During his 18 games in charge, Forest Green Rovers won once.

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

Ferguson was appointed manager of

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club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 26 September 2023; at the time of his appointment, the club was bottom of the league. Returning to Scottish football after an absence of 29 years, his first game as manager of Inverness Caledonian Thistle was on 30 September, a 3–2 away win against

. The club were relegated after a 5–3 aggregate defeat to

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. On 3 October 2024, Ferguson admitted to working with no salary to help the club through its financial crisis. On 23 October 2024, he was sacked after the club was put into administration the previous day.

Personal life

Ferguson's son Cameron is also a professional footballer who plays for Connah's Quay Nomads. He has represented Scotland at Youth level.

Burglary attempts at his homes

In 2001, two burglars broke into Ferguson's home in

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. Ferguson confronted them 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 15 months' imprisonment for their actions. In January 2003, Ferguson caught another burglar at his home in Formby, Merseyside; the burglar attacked Ferguson, who retaliated. The burglar was hospitalised and later alleged that Ferguson had assaulted him, but this was dismissed by police.

Convictions for physical altercations

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 one for his on-field headbutt on Raith Rovers defender John McStay in 1994 while playing for Rangers, which resulted in a rare conviction for an on-field incident. The first incident led to a £100 fine for headbutting a policeman and a £25 fine for a

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, while the second resulted in a £200 fine for punching and kicking a supporter on crutches. He was sentenced to a year's

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for the third offence."Football: Trials of the pounds 4m man: James Traynor looks at the troubled life and career of Rangers' record signing"
''

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'', 24 October 1993 For the 1994 on-the-field headbutting, he received and served a three-month jail term for

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. Ferguson's troubles with the law and his imprisonment inspired Finnish composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä to write a

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as a "musical portrait" of Ferguson, titled '' Barlinnie Nine''.

Campaigning

In 2009, Ferguson pledged his support to the "Keep Everton in Our City" campaign, saying:

Career statistics

Club

International

Managerial statistics

Honours

Dundee United *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1990–91 Rangers *

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: 1993–94 *Scottish Cup runner-up: 1993–94 Everton *

: 1994–95 Newcastle United *FA Cup runner-up: 1998–99Double joy for Man United
BBC News, 22 May 1999 Individual * Premier League Player of the Month: February 1995

References

External links

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