Fergie Rises
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Roxburgh, Andy 265
Rummenigge, Karl-Heinz xii, 143, 145, 150, 151, 162
Rush, Ian 265, 283
Russell, Bobby 128
Sampdoria 296
Santillana, Carlos 162, 172
Scanlon, Ian 55, 59, 79, 110
Scholar, Irving 232
Scotland national team xiii–xiv, 4, 9–10, 15, 20, 32, 226, 228, 262–3, 264–8, 271–2, 278, 280–90, 292, 293, 295, 298, 300, 301, 306
Scott, Teddy 34–5, 51, 71, 99, 100–1, 103, 160, 175, 191, 214, 238, 243, 281, 316
Scottish Cup: 1926 22; 1946–7 25, 101; 1953 xiii; 1959 22; 1964–5 134; 1969–70 25; 1972–3 20, 26; 1973–4 72; 1977–8 xv, 2, 3–7, 23, 25; 1978–9 66–7, 120–1; 1979–80 71–2, 84, 258; 1981–2 116–17, 128–9, 133–6, 172; 1982–3 xi, 181–6, 229, 241–2; 1983–4 214–15, 235–6, 240; 1985–6 274, 277–82
Scottish League Cup: 1956 25; 1975–6 48; 1976–7 2–3, 25; 1978 3–7; 1978–9 60, 66, 67, 69; 1979–80 69, 70–1, 73, 75; 1980–1 95; 1981–2 116; 1983–4 216, 225–6; 1984–5 233–4, 240; 1985–6 269, 270–1, 274–5; 1986–7 294; 2014 xiv
Scottish League Division One: 1954–5 25, 237; 1971–2 26, 32; 1972–3 26; 1973–4 20; 1974–5 23–4
Scottish Football Association (SFA) 1, 11, 20, 24, 29, 35, 59, 64, 72, 82, 126, 214, 225, 248, 258, 266, 268, 288, 289
Scottish Football Writers’ Association 120
Scottish Premier Division: 1975–6 26; 1977–8 3, 24; 1978–9 37–8, 39–57, 59, 60–1, 65–6, 69–70; 1979–80 70, 75, 76–85, 215, 237; 1980–1 86, 95–6; 1981–2 116, 132–3; 1982–3 146, 160, 181, 210; 1983–4 214, 215–16, 237; 1984–5 233, 236–40; 1985–6 269, 271–2; 1986–7 294, 314; 1987–8 314
Scottish Television (STV) 2–3, 5, 62, 135–6, 147, 149, 182, 235, 299–300
Second World War, 1939–45 22, 27
Servette 273
Shankly, Bill 89, 112–13
Sharp, Graeme 288
Shaw, Bob 24
Shreeves, Peter 232
Simpson, Neil 34, 66, 98–9, 104, 120, 123, 133, 136, 137, 143, 145, 147, 148, 151, 162, 168, 189, 193, 195, 202, 213, 220, 234, 236, 239, 256, 280, 314, 318
Sion 139, 174, 294, 312
Smith, George 237
Smith, Jimmy 103
Smith, Walter 35, 73, 281, 307
Souness, Graeme 87, 90, 92, 93, 265, 267–8, 287, 288, 296–302, 311, 315
Speedie, David 267
Sporting Lisbon 205
St John, Ian 172
St Johnstone 19, 263
St Mirren ix, xi, 8, 10, 11–13, 21–5, 29, 30, 35, 40, 41, 42, 49, 50, 55–7, 59, 70, 75, 80, 89, 110, 117, 119, 174, 227, 233, 236, 238, 251, 252, 255, 264, 278, 312
Stanton, Pat 35, 36, 51–2, 63, 71, 73, 75, 80, 89, 99, 101, 190, 243, 247
Stark, Billy 23, 189, 192–3, 199, 221, 227, 237, 239, 257, 270, 281
Stein, Jock xi, 10–11, 14, 22, 25, 119, 126, 159, 164, 169, 170, 223, 226, 241, 262–3, 264–8, 283, 318
Stewart, Jim 135
Stielike, Uli 161, 162, 174
Strachan, Gordon xi, 7, 29, 30–1, 40, 41, 54, 66, 70, 76, 78, 79, 82, 84, 89, 95, 96, 100, 109, 110, 113, 114, 115, 116, 120, 135, 142, 148, 152–3, 159, 168, 169, 170, 171, 173, 177, 181, 184, 190, 192, 193, 197, 204, 212, 213, 215, 219, 220, 222, 223–5, 226–7, 229, 233, 236, 239, 246, 267, 274, 280–1, 293, 295, 304, 305–6, 308, 311, 316, 317, 318
Sturrock, Paul 74, 286
Sullivan, Dom xi, 28, 40, 45, 48–9, 52–3, 54, 221, 255
Symon, Scot 19, 229–30, 251
Taggart, Ian 30, 52, 84, 105–6, 140, 146, 218, 221, 312
Taylor, Hugh 19, 63
Taylor, Lenny 103
Thatcher, Margaret 13, 179
Thijssen, Frans 107, 108, 109, 111
Thompson, Phil 88, 91
Tippenhauer, Dieter 54
Todd, Willie 12, 13–14, 25, 56
Tottenham Hotspur 37, 53, 89, 96, 125–6, 138, 139, 177, 188, 232, 277
Turnbull, Eddie 25, 45, 102
UEFA 32, 225, 305
UEFA Cup: 1979–80 70, 233; 1981–2 107–16, 201, 208, 233; 1982–3 142, 208; 1983–4 208; 1986–7 208
Újpest Dózsa 203–4
Uruguay 285, 286–9, 293, 295, 306
Valencia 113, 156, 162
Valentine, Bob 214, 215
Van Kraay, Adrie 150–1
Venables, Terry 276, 307
Villa, Ricky 188
Voordeckers, Eddy 150, 153
Walker, Ernie 214, 268–9, 288
Walker, Leon 139
Wallace, Jock 4, 231–2, 240, 242, 255, 256, 257, 296
Wark, John 107, 111
Waterschei 150–4, 164, 165, 174, 205, 221
Watkins, Maurice 309
Watson, Andy 76, 80, 108, 109, 111, 114, 168, 169
Webster, Jack xi
Weir, Peter 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 114, 142, 151, 170, 173, 175, 183, 185, 188–9, 193, 213, 221, 233, 234, 243, 256, 269, 279–80, 298, 305, 318
West Germany 285, 286
West, Colin 297
White, Desmond 241
Wilson, Dave 12
Wilson, Harold 13
Wolverhampton Wanderers 228–9
Wood, George 266
Woods, Chris 297, 311
World Cup: 1954 10; 1958 10; 1970 20, 284; 1974 10, 20, 32, 265; 1978 9–10, 15, 29, 62, 265; 1982 115, 157, 162, 222, 229, 265, 266; 1986 264–5, 280–90, 292, 293, 295, 300, 301, 306
Young, Willie 20, 102
The revolution begins: a thirty-six-year-old Alex Ferguson stands front and centre before the 1978-79 Aberdeen squad at Pittodrie. © Mirrorpix
The twin pillars of the Aberdeen board: chairman Dick Donald (left) and vice-chairman Chris Anderson (right) flank Ferguson in 1980. © SNS Group
Aberdeen were taught a painful lesson by Liverpool in the European Cup at Anfield. Jim Leighton (left), Alex McLeish (centre, in white) and Willie Miller (grounded) are helpless as Alan Hansen completes a 4-0 rout in 1980. © Bob Thomas/Getty Images
Two Glasgow hard men show their emotions moments after Aberdeen win the league at Easter Road in 1980: Miller and Ferguson. © Eric McCowat Photo Archives
Champions! Mark McGhee, Gordon Strachan, Ferguson, John McMaster and Doug Rougvie drink to winning the 1979-80 Scottish league title. © Mirrorpix
Gordon Strachan, Neale Cooper, Mark McGhee and Alex McLeish were cornerstones of the Ferguson era. © Mirrorpix
Ipswich manager Bobby Robson (centre) upset Aberdeen fans and the Scottish press with provocative comments before a 1981 UEFA Cup tie, but he remained a respected friend and ally to Ferguson. © Bob Thomas/Getty Images
The ‘bad cop-bad cop’ combination: assistant manager Archie Knox (left) and Ferguson check out the Ullevi Stadium pitch. © Eric McCowat Photo Archives
Real Madrid’s legendary coach, Alfredo Di Stéfano, was wrong-footed when Ferguson presented him with a bottle of whisky. © Eric McCowat Photo Archives
That’s number one! Eric Black (right) wheels away after scoring the opening goal against Real Madrid in the 1983 European Cup Winners’ Cup final. Alex McLeish (left) and Doug Rougvie lead the celebrations. © Eric McCowat Photo Archives
The on-field leader and icon, captain Willie Miller with the European Cup Winners’ Cup. © Eric McCowat Photo Archives
Ferguson’s trusted aides: Archie Knox (left), trainer Teddy Scott (centre) and chairman Dick Donald (peering over his shoulder) on the jubilant return flight from Gothenburg. © Mirrorpix
Ferguson felt that Aberdeen touched true greatness when winger Peter Weir was on form. Balance, pace and strength takes him through Roy Aitken and Frank McGarvey in a Celtic-Aberdeen clash. © Bob Thomas Sports Photography
The ultimate Aberdeen team? The line-up for Gothenburg and the 1983 Scottish Cup final (from left to right): Ferguson, Willie Miller, Jim Leighton, John McMaster, Mark McGhee, Gordon Strachan, Eric Black, Neil Simpson, Doug Rougvie, Peter Weir, Neale Cooper, Alex McLeish, John Hewitt, Andy Watson.
© Colorsport/REX
Aberdeen-Rangers became the ugliest fixture in Scottish football in the 1980s. Referee George Smith hauls Ally McCoist to him, with Stewart McKimmie, Stuart Munro and Brian Mitchell nearby, during the most ill-disciplined match of all, at Ibrox in 1985. © Bob Thomas Sports Photography
Mentor, inspiration, confidant: Jock Stein hand-picked Ferguson as his assistant manager for eight Scotland games over thirteen months, from 1984 to Big Jock’s death in 1985. © Mirrorpix
Feeling the heat: Ferguson was Scotland’s manager and Graeme Souness his captain at the 1986 World Cup finals in Mexico. They were about to clash as the rival bosses of Aberdeen and Rangers. © Mirrorpix
Heading off into the sunset. Ferguson grips the last trophy he won north of the border, the Scottish Cup, in 1986. © Eric McCowat Photo Archives
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