Sir Alex Ferguson Appointed Man United Coach On November 6, 1986

Everywhere he has been to, he made champions
out of second class clubs and he was feared for
being disciplined
November 6 marks the 28th anniversary that
former Manchester United was appointed the
manager of the club in 1986
A Govan born Scot, Sir Ferguson played for 6
Scottish clubs, making 317 appearances in all and
scoring 171 goals in total. He last kicked football
as a player in 1974 with Ayr United, afterwards he
went on to coach the national team, Scotland
He first managed local club East Stirlingshire in
1974 at age 32 at £40 per week, before moving on
to St. Mirren that same year. Aberdeen was the
last club he coached before Manchester United in
1986
All through his coaching career, Ferguson was
known to be a disciplinarian and he was feared for
being disciplined
One of the players he managed at first club
Stirlingshire, Bobby McCulley confessed that he’s
never "never been afraid of anyone before but
Ferguson was a frightening bastard from the
start."
He transformed St. Mirren from a second division
club merely watched by over 1,000 spectators to
first division champions in 1977
Wherever he coached, he was never sacked
except at St. Mirren where he was axed for a
'breach of contract' after he met with Aberden
while on contract at St. Mirren
While coach of United, Sir Ferguson won many
awards and records both individually and for the
club
In 2008, he became the third British manager to
win the UEFA Champions League more than once
after he first won the 1999 final against Bayern
Munich
He was made a knight in 2006 and retired in 2013
after 26 years of managing the Red Devils, winning
38 trophies in total; including 13 premier league
titles, two UEFA Champions League titles (2001
and 2008), the UEFA Cup-Winners' Cup (1983) and
the UEFA Super Cup (1983) .