| 1941 | Born in Govan, Glasgow, on December 31 |
| 1957 | Joined Queens Park as amateur while apprentice toolmaker in Glasgow factory. |
| 1960 | Joined St Johnstone as part-timer. |
| 1964 | Quit toolmaking and joined Dunfermline. |
| 1967 | Moved to Rangers for £365,000. |
| 1969 | Another move, this time to Falkirk, for £320,000. |
| 1973 | Joined Ayr, returning to part-time ranks while running his Glasgow pub. |
| 1974 | Appointed manager of East Stirling in September, but moved to St Mirren three months later. |
| 1978 | Sacked by St Mirren and appointed at Aberdeen as successor to Billy McNeill. |
| 1980 | First managerial honour when Aberdeen win Scottish Championship. |
| 1982 | Aberdeen win the Scottish Cup beating Rangers 4-1. |
| 1983 | Aberdeen retain Scottish Cup this time beating Rangers 1-0 and defeating Real Madrid 2-1 in Gothenburg to lift European Cup Winners' Cup. |
| 1984 | Aberdeen win League and Cup double beating Celtic 2-1 in the Cup final. Ferguson awarded OBE. |
| 1985 | Appointed caretaker manager of Scotland following death of Jock Stein during Wales v Scotland World Cup qualifier. |
| 1986 | Scotland bow out of Mexico World Cup after first round. Ferguson leaves Aberdeen to take over at Manchester United after sacking of Ron= Atkinson. |
| 1990 | First trophy at Old Trafford as United beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in an FA Cup final replay after a 2-2 draw. |
| 1991 | United beat Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam to win European Cup Winners'= Cup. |
| 1992 | European Super Cup arrives at Old Trafford as United beat Red Star Belgrade, while first League Cup triumph booked with 1-0 defeat of Nottingham Forest. Championship dream dies as Leeds overhaul United in final weeks of the season. |
| 1993 | Old Trafford's 26-year wait for title is ended as United finish 10 points clear of Aston Villa. |
| 1994 | United become only fourth team this century, and sixth in total, to complete championship and FA Cup double. The Old Trafford club defeat Chelsea 4-0 in the FA Cup final. |
| 1995 | United finish runners-up to Blackburn in the league and Everton in the FA Cup. |
| 1996 | United become the first club to complete the championship and FA Cup double twice, overcoming one-time runaway leaders Newcastle in the Premiership and then beating Liverpool 1-0 at Wembley |
| 1997 | Sets his sights on emulating Sir Matt Busby by lifting the European Cup, but United are beaten in semi-finals by Borussia Dortmund. Pain eased by fourth championship in five seasons. |
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