Barry Ferguson

Where is Barry Ferguson now?

A hugely influential midfielder in the centre of the park, Barry Ferguson retired from playing in April 2015 after a season as player-manager of Scottish side Clyde.

A Rangers legend he made 431 first-team appearances over two spells at the Glasgow giants winning the Scottish Premier League five times, the Scottish Cup five times and the Scottish League Cup five times.

He also represented the Scotland national side on 46 occasions, 28 of them as captain.

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Staying on at Clyde as manager after he had hung up his boots, Ferguson spent three seasons at the Scottish League Two side before resigning in February 2017 after a run of poor results left his side languishing near the bottom of the league table.

Later that year Ferguson was declared bankrupt with debts of more than £1.4 million thought to be owed to the tax man against assets of only £3,000.

It was reported that he was one of a number of Rangers players who had received what they were led to believe were tax-free loans from the club but which were in fact classed as taxable earnings. He was also one of many footballers who unwittingly invested in a film production partnership which was ruled to be a tax avoidance scheme.

In October 2018 Ferguson made a return to football management when he was appointed manager of Lowland League side Kelty Hearts guiding them to the title in 2020 and then promotion to the SPFL for the first time in the club’s history the folllowing season after a play-off win against Brechin City.

Immediately after winning the play-off final Ferguson left Kelty Hearts and joined Scottish League One side Alloa Athletic. However his stay was short-lived and he resigned from the club in February 2022 after taking charge of just 33 games. 

Away from the football coaching side of the game he writes a column for Scottish newspaper The Daily Record.

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Barry Ferguson: Premier League Statistics

NationalityScotland
PositionMidfielder
Appearances108
Goals Scored3
Yellow Cards14
Red Cards2
Premier League Teams Played forBirmingham City, Blackburn Rovers

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 27 September 2022 by Admin