Staff · Unattached

Derek Ferguson

Born 31 Jul 1967 · Glasgow (age 52)

Record at game start, 1 Jul 2020

Current ability
50 of 200
Best job (calc)
—
World reputation
500 / 5 calc
Current reputation
1,500
Wage
—
Contract until
—

Tactics

Preferred approach

Playing style
—
Pressing style
—
Mentality
—
Coaching style
—

Tactical tendencies

  • Attacking—
  • Directness—
  • Pressing—
  • Sitting back—
  • Tempo—
  • Width—
  • Depth—
  • Flamboyancy—
  • Flexibility—

Team management

  • Free roles—
  • Marking—
  • Offside trap—
  • Set pieces—
  • Squad rotation—
  • Use of playmaker—
  • Use of substitutes—
  • Dirtiness allowance—

Stored preferences and tactical tendencies. Each tendency uses the game’s 1–20 scale.

Staff attributes

Coaching 12

  • Attacking—
  • Defending—
  • Fitness—
  • Mental—
  • Tactical—
  • Technical—
  • Working with youngsters—
  • GK distribution—
  • GK handling—
  • GK shot stopping—
  • Coaching (general)—
  • Technique (coaching)—

Mental 4

  • Determination—
  • Discipline—
  • Man management—
  • Motivating—

Knowledge 8

  • Judging player ability—
  • Judging player potential—
  • Judging staff ability—
  • Tactical knowledge—
  • Negotiating—
  • Analysing data—
  • Presenting data—
  • Judging team data—

Medical 2

  • Physiotherapy—
  • Injury management—

Board 9

  • Business—
  • Buying players—
  • Hardness of training—
  • Interference—
  • Mind games—
  • Patience—
  • Resources—
  • Versatility—
  • Eccentricity—

Personality 8

  • Adaptability1
  • Ambition10
  • Controversy3
  • Loyalty14
  • Pressure14
  • Professionalism12
  • Sportsmanship14
  • Temperament6

Stored staff attributes, 1–20. A dash means the attribute is not recorded for this person in this build.

Coaching stars (calc)

  • Overall——
  • Quickness——
  • Strength——
  • GK shot stopping——
  • GK handling——
  • Defending (tactical)——
  • Defending (technical)——
  • Possession (tactical)——
  • Possession (technical)——
  • Attacking (tactical)——
  • Attacking (technical)——

Calculated by fm-reader per training category, as FM shows them. Missing ratings remain blank.

Job ratings (calc)

JobRatingStars calc Preference
Director of football—0.5 of 5 stars—
Manager First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Assistant Manager First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Coach First Team—1.5 of 5 stars20
Scout—1.5 of 5 stars20
Physio First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Gk Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Fitness Coach First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Head of Youth Development—0.5 of 5 stars—
Sports Scientist First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—
Technical Director—0.5 of 5 stars—
Loan Manager—0.5 of 5 stars—
Performance Analyst First Team—0.5 of 5 stars—

Calculated by fm-reader (1–200); preference is the stored 1–20 wish for the job.

Staff profile

Coaching badge
—
Potential ability
130
Best job (calc)
—
Home reputation
1,500
Reputation scope (calc)
Obscure
Personality (calc)
—
Media handling (calc)
—

Personal

Full name
—
First name
Derek
Last name
Ferguson
Common name
—
Date of birth
31 Jul 1967 age 52 at game start
Place of birth
Glasgow
Nationality
Scotland
Height
—
Weight
—
Languages
English

Contract

Club
Unattached
Job
—
Contract type
—
Joined club
1 Dec 2009
Contract starts
—
Contract expires
—
Weekly wage
—
Leaves at end of contract
—
Needs work permit
—

Playing career

29
SeasonTeamDivisionAppsGoalsFee
2005 Raith Rovers Scottish League 1 90 £0
2004 Hamilton Academical Scottish Championship 170 £0
2003 Hamilton Academical Scottish League 1 40 Unknown fee
2002 Alloa Athletic Scottish Championship 270 £0
2001 Clydebank Scottish League 1 281 £0
2000 Clydebank Scottish League 1 280 Unknown fee
1999 Ross County Scottish League 1 100 £0
1999 Partick Thistle Scottish League 1 70 £0
1999 Adelaide City Australian National Soccer League 20 £0
1998 Dunfermline Athletic Scottish Premiership 210 £0
1997 Falkirk Scottish Championship 40 £0
1996 Falkirk Scottish Championship 143 Unknown fee
1995 Falkirk Scottish Premiership 260 Unknown fee
1994 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 230 £250,000
1993 Sunderland Sky Bet Championship 410 Unknown fee
1992 Heart Of Midlothian Player exchange Scottish Premiership 371 Nominal fee
1991 Heart Of Midlothian Scottish Premiership 381 Unknown fee
1990 Heart Of Midlothian Scottish Premiership 282 Unknown fee
1989 Dundee Loan Scottish Premiership 40 Unknown fee
1989 Rangers Scottish Premiership 50 £750,000
1988 Rangers Scottish Premiership 162 Unknown fee
1987 Rangers Scottish Premiership 324 Unknown fee
1986 Rangers Scottish Premiership 300 Unknown fee
1985 Rangers Scottish Premiership 190 Unknown fee
1984 Rangers Scottish Premiership 80 Unknown fee
1983 Rangers Scottish Premiership 10 Unknown fee
1982 Rangers Scottish Premiership 00 Unknown fee
1981 Rangers Scottish Premiership 00 Unknown fee
1980 Rangers Scottish Premiership 00 Unknown fee
Total (site's sum of the stored rows)47929/29 recorded1429/29 recorded

Up to 200 stored seasons. The site's sums cover the displayed rows only; missing appearances and goals are excluded separately.

Honours

WinnerBetfred Cup2×1986, 1987
Runner-UpScottish League 21×2008

Grouped by the site from the stored career highlights (winners, runners-up, third place, play-off winners).

International

NationCapsGoalsU21
ScotlandDebut 22 Mar 1988 v Malta205 / 0

Staff career

7
  1. Glenafton Athletic

    22 Aug 2009 – 1 Dec 2009

    Manager First Team

  2. Glenafton Athletic

    8 Jul 2009 – 22 Aug 2009

    Coach First Team

  3. Stranraer

    16 Feb 2008 – 24 Jan 2009

    Manager First Team

  4. Stranraer

    1 Feb 2008 – 16 Feb 2008

    Caretaker Manager

  5. Stranraer

    30 May 2006 – 1 Feb 2008

    Assistant Manager First Team

  6. Albion Rovers

    15 Feb 2006 – 30 May 2006

    Assistant Manager First Team

  7. Clydebank

    30 Jun 2001 – 29 May 2002

    Player/Manager First Team

Up to 200 stored career entries. A missing departure date remains unknown.

Career highlights

6
29 May 2008Runner-UpStranraerScottish League 2
10 May 2003RelegatedAlloa AthleticScottish Championship
23 May 1999RelegatedDunfermline AthleticScottish Premiership
4 May 1996RelegatedFalkirkScottish Premiership
25 Oct 1987WinnerRangersBetfred Cup
26 Oct 1986WinnerRangersBetfred Cup

Favourite clubs

Rangers Supporter100

Disliked clubs

Favourite people

Barry Ferguson Sibling100
Gerry Britton Backroom Staff75

About this record

  1. calc marks a calculated figure. Position and role ratings, values, personality, job ratings and stars come from fm-reader.
  2. A dash means this build does not store the value. Numeric zero is shown as stored.
  3. Ages, employment and contracts are at game start, 1 Jul 2020.