09/05/2023
It is now 10 years since Sir Alex Ferguson announced his retirement on May 8, 2013.
Now refresh your memory at just how bloody brilliant he was during his 26-year reign at Manchester United…
The trophies:
The matches:
Games in charge: 1500
Wins: 895
Draws: 338
Defeats: 267
Win percentage: 59.7%
Premier League: 810 – W 528, D168, L114 win ratio: 65%
First Division: 225 – W97, D70, L58, win ratio: 43%
FA Cup: 120 – W80, D22, L18 win ratio: 67%
League Cup: 97 – W62, D10, L25 win ratio: 64%
Champions League: 202 – W110, D52, L40 win ratio: 54%
Biggest wins:
Man Utd 9-0 Ipswich – March 1995
Nottingham Forest 1-8 Man Utd – February 1999
Man Utd 7-0 Barnsley – October 1997
Biggest defeats:
Man Utd 1-6 Man City,
Newcastle 5-0 Man Utd – October 1996
Chelsea 5-0 Man Utd – October 1999
The random stats
* Ferguson has won 27 Premier League Manager of the Month awards, 12 more than anyone else.
* Ferguson was named Premier League Manager of the Season 11 times. Jose Mourinho and Arsene Wenger have both won it three times each.
* Manchester United scored 2769 goals (1.85 per game average) and conceded 1365 (0.9 per game average) under Ferguson.
* United’s goal difference under Ferguson was +1404
* Ferguson is the joint-most decorated manager in European football competitions with seven honours (includes two honours won with Aberdeen), a record he shares with Giovanni Trapattoni and Carlo Ancelotti.
* United won 1752 Premier League points under Ferguson.
* During the 26 years Ferguson managed United, Manchester City, Chelsea and Tottenham all employed 18 managers each. Liverpool had nine.
The players:
Most used players:
Ryan Giggs: 876 games
Paul Scholes: 704 games
Gary Neville: 592 games
Highest goalscorers:
Wayne Rooney: 197
Ryan Giggs: 154
Ruud van Nistelrooy: 150
Youngest debutants:
Ryan Giggs (17 years, 3 months, 4 days)
Lee Sharpe (17 years, 3 months, 27 days)
Federico Macheda (17 years, 7 months, 4 days)
First Man Utd debutant: Gary Walsh v Aston Villa,