Bobby Ferguson (footballer, born 1938)

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Bobby Ferguson
Personal information
Full name Robert Burnitt Ferguson[1]
Date of birth (1938-01-08)8 January 1938
Place of birth
Dudley, Northumberland
, England
Date of death 28 March 2018(2018-03-28) (aged 80)
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1955–1962 Newcastle United 11 (0)
1962–1965 Derby County 121 (0)
1965–1969 Cardiff City 88 (0)
1969 Barry Town 23 (2)
1969–1970 Newport County 71 (2)
Total 291 (2)
Managerial career
1969
Barry Town
1969–1970 Newport County
1982–1987 Ipswich Town
1987–1989 Al-Arabi
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Burnitt Ferguson (8 January 1938 – 28 March 2018) was an English professional

UEFA Cup
-winning teams, and was appointed manager after Robson's exit.

Playing career

Born in

Dudley, Northumberland, Ferguson's father Robert and uncle Ted were both professional footballers.[2] Having represented England at schoolboy level,[3] he began his career with Newcastle United as a left back. He made only eleven league appearances over seven years as he was unable to displace Alf McMichael from the first-team.[2]

He later played for

Football League in the same role at Newport County,[6][7] signing for a fee of £250. Replacing Leslie Graham, he became the youngest manager in the Football League at the age of 31 but finished 21st in the Fourth Division in his first season. The club won re-election to stay in the Football League but a 6–1 defeat to Barnet in the FA Cup in November 1970 resulted in his dismissal.[3]

Coaching career

Ferguson was appointed by

1981 UEFA Cup Final.[7]

In 1982, Robson left Ipswich to become England national football team manager, and Ferguson was named the new Ipswich manager.[7] His tenure was marked by financial constraints due to the construction of the Pioneer Stand at the team's Portman Road stadium.[7] After several near misses, the club were relegated in 1986, and Ferguson was given an ultimatum that he would be dismissed if Ipswich were not promoted immediately back; they lost 2–1 on aggregate to Charlton Athletic in the 1987 play-off semi-finals.[7] Ferguson became the first Ipswich manager to be sacked.[8]

After leaving Ipswich, Ferguson travelled to Kuwait to work as a coach for Al-Arabi SC, managed by the Scotsman Dave Mackay.[7] On returning to England, he had the same role for Terry Butcher's Sunderland and Mackay's Birmingham City.[7]

Later life and death

Ferguson settled in Ipswich. He spent his later life watching Ipswich Town and races at Newmarket Racecourse, as well as playing golf. He and his wife Ann had a son and a daughter.[7]

Ferguson died on 28 March 2018, at the age of 80.[9]

Honours

Player

Cardiff City

Manager

Al-Arabi

Individual

References

  1. ^ "Bobby Ferguson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
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    ISBN 1-85983-462-0
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  3. ^ a b Andrew Penman (28 March 2018). "Ex-Newport County player and boss and Ipswich Town hero Bobby Ferguson has died". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. ISBN 1-899-46817-X
    .
  5. ^ "Season Archive". Barry Town United F.C. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Bobby Ferguson". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 14 February 2018.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Heath, Mark (28 March 2018). "Former Ipswich Town boss Bobby Ferguson dies aged 80". East Anglia Daily Times. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  8. ISBN 1-85983-515-5
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  9. ^ "Bobby Ferguson: Former Ipswich Town manager dies aged 80". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  10. ^ Pearce, Steve (9 March 2015). "Trio latest to join Hall of Fame". Ipswich Town F.C. Archived from the original on 20 August 2016. Retrieved 8 August 2016.
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