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Alex Ferguson – Football Research Archive

Club career

288

338 goals, as Wikidata records them (competitions not stated); 1 spell without figures

Premier League in this archive

0

No team sheets held for this person

International caps

7

9 goals, senior teams, as Wikidata records them

Matches managed in this archive

810

1 head coach tenure at clubs held

Profile

Wikidata item: Q44980
Date of birth: 31 Dec 1941
Place of birth: Not held
Citizenship: United Kingdom
Position: forward
Height: 180 cm
Preferred foot: Not held

Photo: Austin Osuide, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Background removed and margins trimmed by the archive. All photo credits.

Source: Wikidata (CC0), revision 2552444839, checked 15 Oct 2026, 17:31 BST. Identified by Wikidata's own head-coach statement.

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Alex Ferguson

Alex Ferguson

PlayerHead coachNationality United KingdomAge 84 (born 31 Dec 1941)Position forward

Sources Wikidata, WikipediaUpdated 15 Oct 2026, 17:31 BSTItem Q44980

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