1. Duncan Cowan Ferguson was born on 27 December 1971 and is a Scottish football coach and former player.
37 Facts About Duncan Ferguson
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Duncan Ferguson began his career at Dundee United in 1990, and moved to Rangers in 1993 for what was then a British transfer record fee.
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Duncan Ferguson spent the remainder of his career in England, moving to Everton in 1994 before a stint with Newcastle United between 1998 and 2000, after which he returned to Everton, where he retired in 2006.
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Duncan Ferguson was capped for Scotland seven times, playing at UEFA Euro 1992, but made himself unavailable for selection for the national team from 1997 due to a dispute with the Scottish Football Association.
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Duncan Ferguson has scored more goals than any other Scottish player in England's Premier League since its creation in 1992.
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Duncan Ferguson is known by the nicknames "Big Dunc" and "Duncan Disorderly".
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Duncan Ferguson was promoted to the first-team coaching staff at Everton in 2014.
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Duncan Ferguson left Everton after a second stint as caretaker manager in 2022.
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Duncan Ferguson's first goal was an extra-time winner against East Fife in the Scottish Cup on 29 January 1991.
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Referee Kenny Clark did not see the incident, but Duncan Ferguson was charged and found guilty of assault.
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Duncan Ferguson scored a last-minute winner against Motherwell, from a Brian Laudrup pass, in the first game of the season.
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Duncan Ferguson was a boisterous young lad who wanted to play all the time.
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Duncan 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.
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Duncan Ferguson was accused of racial abuse by Fulham's Luis Boa Morte after an FA Cup fourth round match in January 2004.
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On 7 May 2006, against West Bromwich Albion at Goodison Park, Duncan Ferguson was named captain in the game that marked the end of his Everton career.
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Duncan Ferguson was not given a new Everton deal and retired, moving his family to Mallorca and spurning advances from a number of clubs.
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Duncan Ferguson played for Everton in a testimonial match in his honour on 2 August 2015 against Villarreal.
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Duncan Ferguson was selected for UEFA Euro 1992 in Sweden, making one substitute appearance against reigning champions the Netherlands on 12 June.
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Duncan Ferguson withdrew from UEFA Euro 1996 in England due to surgery on a recurring hernia.
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Duncan Ferguson made seven Scotland appearances in all, with his last appearance coming in February 1997.
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Duncan Ferguson believed that second punishment violated the principle of double jeopardy.
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Duncan Ferguson revealed that Scotland managers had repeatedly asked him to come out of retirement, with the last request coming from Walter Smith in 2005.
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Duncan Ferguson blamed his own "pig-headedness" for not accepting those invitations.
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Duncan Ferguson asked if he could work with the Everton academy students at Finch Farm.
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In February 2014 Duncan Ferguson was promoted to the first-team coaching staff at Everton.
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Duncan Ferguson's first game in the role was a home game against West Ham United on 1 March 2014.
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On 18 January 2022, Duncan Ferguson was again appointed caretaker manager following the sacking of Benitez.
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Duncan 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.
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On 26 January 2023, Duncan Ferguson was appointed head coach of League One side Forest Green Rovers, his first managerial role of his career.
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Duncan Ferguson was appointed manager of Scottish Championship club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on 26 September 2023; at the time of his appointment, the club was bottom of the league.
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On 3 October 2024, Duncan Ferguson admitted to working with no salary to help the club through its financial crisis.
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Duncan Ferguson's son Cameron is a professional footballer who plays for Connah's Quay Nomads.
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Duncan Ferguson confronted them and was able to detain one of them, who subsequently spent three days in hospital.
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In January 2003, Duncan Ferguson caught another burglar at his home in Formby, Merseyside; the burglar attacked Duncan Ferguson, who retaliated.
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The burglar was hospitalised and later alleged that Duncan Ferguson had assaulted him, but this was dismissed by police.
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Duncan Ferguson was sentenced to a year's probation for the third offence.
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In 2009 Duncan Ferguson pledged his support to the "Keep Everton in Our City" campaign, saying:.