Sir Alexander Chapman Ferguson (born 31 December 1941 (age 81 years), Govan, Glasgow, United Kingdom) is a Scottish former football manager and player who managed Manchester United from 1986 to 2013. He is considered one of the greatest managers of all time, and he has won more trophies than any other manager in the history of football.
Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in British football history, winning 13 Premier League titles with Manchester United.
Having spent all of his playing career in Scotland, Ferguson first went into management with East Stirlingshire in 1974 before joining St Mirren in the same year.
At St Mirren, Ferguson transformed a Second Division team into the 1977 First Division champions. Ferguson further enhanced his reputation at Aberdeen, where he guided the club to three top-flight titles, four Scottish Cups, and triumphs in the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Super Cup.
He replaced Ron Atkinson at Old Trafford in 1986, winning his first FA Cup in 1990. He also added another UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup and UEFA Super Cup to his collection.
Ferguson ended Man Utd’s 26-year wait for a top-flight title in the inaugural Premier League season of 1992/93. He went on to enjoy unprecedented success over the next two decades until his retirement at the end of the 2012/13 campaign. Ferguson was named the Premier League Manager of the Year on 11 occasions.
Cathy Ferguson
Cathy is the wife of former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson. The pair tied the knot in 1966, and her former name was Cathy Holding.
When Alex wanted to retire, his family convinced him to remain in charge of Manchester United, with Cathy listing her reasoning as “One, your health is good. Two, I’m not having you in the house. And three, you’re too young anyway.” Ferguson went on to retire a few years later, saying his wife needed him after her sister died.
Alex and Cathy have three sons, Mark, born in 1968, and twin boys Darren and Jason, born 1972.Darren followed his father into football and is currently the manager of League One outfit Doncaster Rovers.
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Darren
Jason
Currently they have 11 grand children as well, enough for a football team for Sir Alex to boss around.
Grandchildren
Commenting on Cathy’s own management style, Alex once said: ‘Cathy is fantastic with the kids. It’s a military operation with her. If any of them misbehave, they’re in the doghouse.’
