Mick Ferguson

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Mick Ferguson
Personal information
Full name Michael John Ferguson
Date of birth October 3, 1954 (1954-10-03) (age 53)
Place of birth    Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position Striker
Youth clubs
1970–1971 Coventry City
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1971–1981
1981–1983
1982–1983
1983–1984
1984
1984–1986
1986–1987
1987–?		 Coventry City
Everton
→ Birmingham City
Birmingham City
→ Coventry City (loan)
Brighton & Hove Albion
Colchester United
Wealdstone		 127 0(51)
008 00(4)
020 00(8)
002 00(1)
007 00(3)
017 00(6)
026 0(11)
   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Michael John "Mick" Ferguson (born October 3, 1954 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a former English professional footballer who played as a striker. He spent the best years of his playing career at Coventry City. Although his career was plagued by injury, he managed a decent strike-rate at most of the clubs he played for.

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[edit] Biography

Ferguson was discovered by Coventry City's scouting system, broadened under Jimmy Hill's management to be able to identify young talent anywhere in the country.[1] In his first spell at the club he scored 51 goals in 127 league games over a six-year period. In 1977 he was top scorer with 13 league goals, but the following season he and Ian Wallace formed a devastating strike partnership scoring 37 league goals between them;[2] Ferguson's share was 17 from 30 games, including three hat-tricks. He is one of 30 players selected for Coventry City's Hall of Fame.[3]

Everton paid £280,000 for him in August 1981, but little more than a year later he moved to Birmingham City, initially on loan. In those months on loan he scored enough goals to be the club's top scorer for the season, but injuries interrupted his career and he played only two more league games for them. He was allowed back to his old club Coventry City on loan in March 1984; the three goals he scored in what remained of that season were enough to save Coventry from relegation from the top flight, ironically at Birmingham's expense. He went on to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, Colchester United and Wealdstone. Ferguson retired from playing in 1987, but remained in football, working in community development with several professional clubs.[4]

[edit] Honours

  • with Coventry City
    • Club's top league scorer 1977.
  • with Birmingham City
    • Club's top league scorer 1982.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2. 

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ Jim Brown (Coventry City club historian). The talent of the academy. CovSupport News Service. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
  2. ^ Coventry City. English Top Division Goal Scorers. Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
  3. ^ Hall of Fame. Coventry City F.C. (2007-05-29). Retrieved on 2007-09-06.
  4. ^ Hall of Fame. Gary Mabbutt's Knee (a Coventry City fansite) (2000-05-12). Retrieved on 2007-09-07.

[edit] External links

  • Profile at Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.


Persondata
NAME Ferguson, Michael John
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ferguson, Mick
SHORT DESCRIPTION Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH 1954-10-03
PLACE OF BIRTH Newcastle upon Tyne, England
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH