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ALEX FERGUSON was quite literally bitten by the football bug 50 years ago tomorrow.
As a 16-year-old he began his remarkable journey in the game by making his debut for Queen’s Park against Stranraer.
Fergie makes Queens Park debut v Stranraer, Nov 15, 1958.
Joins Rangers in 1967.
Sold by Rangers to Falkirk after being blamed for a goal conceded in 1969 Scottish Cup final.
Wins Scottish Division One title as St Mirren boss in 1977.
Takes 1980 Scottish Premier Division crown with Aberdeen.
Dons finish second in ’81.
Aberdeen are runners-up again in ’82 but win Scottish Cup.
They retain Scottish Cup in ’83 and have stunning victory over Real Madrid in Cup Winners’ Cup final.
League and cup double in ’84.
Retains Scottish League in ’85 and wins Cup double the next year.
Part of Scotland coaching staff when boss Jock Stein has heart attack on touchline and later dies.
Takes charge of Scotland for ’86 World Cup but KO’d in first round.
Appointed Man Utd manager in Nov ’86 after Ron Atkinson axed.
Admits appointment is greatest thing to happen to him in football.
Runner-up in the ’87-88 Div One table behind Liverpool.
United finish a miserable 11th in the league in ’88-89.
Mark Robins saves Fergie’s job with FA Cup third-round winner at Forest in Jan ’90.
United go on to lift FA Cup with replay win over Crystal Palace.
Fergie’s men beat Barcelona in ’91 Cup Winners’ Cup final.
Title slips through his fingers in ’91-92 as defeats to West Ham and Liverpool let Leeds finish top.
Signs Eric Cantona from Leeds in Nov ’92, the catalyst for glory.
Fergie wins his first league championship at United in opening Premiership season of ’92-93.
Inspired by meeting with Nelson Mandela on South Africa tour in summer ’93.
United claim their first Double under Ferguson in ’94.
Cantona lands nine-month ban for kung-fu kick on fan Adam Simmons at Palace in Jan ’95.
Fergie rides on back of motorbike through Paris to try to find Cantona after star’s suspension.
Loses title to Blackburn on final day of ’94-95 season.
United also lose ’95 FA Cup final to Joe Royle’s Everton.
Fergie receives CBE in ’95 from Prince of Wales.
He reduces Newcastle boss Kevin Keegan to ‘I’d love it’ wreck as United start to reel in runaway Geordies in ’95-96 season.
United snatch title from Toon.
Fergie wins title again in ’97.
Devastated by Champions League semi-final defeat to Borussia Dortmund in April ’97.
Blows a big lead to hand Arsene Wenger his first Arsenal title in ’98.
Hits back with magnificent Treble of Premiership, FA Cup and Champions League in ’99.
Miracle of the Nou Camp as late goals from Teddy Sheringham and Ole Solskjaer sink Bayern Munich in Champions League final.
Knighted by the Queen, June ’99.
Tries to throw SunSport’s Neil Custis out of Press room for a story Shaun Custis has written.
Complains of too many people called Custis.
Announces at start of 2001-02 season he will retire at the end of the campaign.
Reverses his decision in Feb ’02, but United lose the league.
Hits David Beckham in the face as he kicks boot in a rage after ’03 FA Cup fifth-round defeat by Arsenal.
Sells Becks to Real Madrid.
Falls out with captain Roy Keane, who quits United in Nov ’05.
Drops Ruud van Nistelrooy for ’06 League Cup final and later offloads striker to Real Madrid.
Goes three seasons from ’02-03 to ’06-07 without a title as fans start to question his position with Chelsea beginning to dominate.
Defies everyone as rebuilt United team win back-to-back Prem crowns in ’07 and ’08.
Wins last season’s Champions League on 50th anniversary of Munich air disaster, defeating Chelsea on penalties in Moscow.
Wins battle to keep Cristiano Ronaldo this summer after Real Madrid try to unsettle the winger.
Fifty years after Fergie’s debut for Queens Park, faces Queens Park Rangers in Carling Cup this week.
