Duncan Ferguson

Where is Duncan Ferguson now?

Legendary Everton striker Duncan Ferguson retired from playing at the end of the 2005-06 season after a second spell playing for the Merseyside club.

Starting his professional career in 1990 with Dundee United, he went onto make 423 first-team appearances for four clubs including Rangers where he won the Scottish Premier Division in 1994. He was also an FA Cup winner with Everton in 1995.

An aggressive and highly competitive player, he ended his playing days having received nine red cards and also a three-month jail sentence following an on-field assault of Raith Rovers John McStay in 1994.

On the international front Ferguson represented the Scotland national side on seven occasions but refused to be considered for selection after 1997 as a protest against the SFA after the 12-game ban they gave him upon his prison release.

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Retiring from playing at the age of 34, Ferguson took a five year break from the game before returning to Everton where he coached the youth teams in an unofficial capacity, as he prepared to take his coaching qualifications.

Gaining valuable experience coaching the under-18’s academy side alongside Kevin Sheedy, he was promoted to the first-team as a coach by manager Roberto Martinez in 2014 and stayed on in the role under Ronald Koeman, Sam Allardyce and Marco Silva.

When Silva was sacked in December 2019, Ferguson took over first-team affairs in a caretaker capacity for four games winning one and drawing three.

Following the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti in 2019, he was promoted to assistant manager and retained the role once again when Rafa Benitez was appointed in 2021.

He was once again made caretaker manager in January 2022 when Benitez was sacked and stayed on for the rest of the season under new manager Frank Lampard before leaving the club in July 2022 to pursue his own managerial ambitions.

Ferguson made a return to football in January 2023 when he joined stuggling League One side Forest Green in his first managerial role but left after just six months after overseeing just one win in 18 matches.

After a short time out of the game he joined current side Inverness Caledonian Thistle as manager in September 2023.

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Duncan Ferguson: Premier League Statistics

NationalityScottish
PositionForward
Appearances269
Goals68
Yellow Cards40
Red Cards8
Premier League Teams Played forEverton, Newcastle United

Statistics courtesy of www.premierleague.com

Last Updated on 26 September 2023 by Admin