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{{Short description|Scottish footballer (born 1978)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Barry Ferguson <br><small>{{post-nominals|country=GBR|MBE}}</small>
| image = BarryFerguson Augsburg.jpg
| upright = 0.8
| caption = Ferguson in 2009
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|2|2|df=y}}<ref name="PFA 205">{{cite book |last=Hugman |first=Barry J. |title=The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–2005 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |year=2005 |page=205 |isbn=1-85291-665-6}}</ref>
| birth_place = [[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]], Scotland
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=10}}<ref name=BCFCprofile>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10412~5643,00.html |title=Player Profile: Barry Ferguson |publisher=Birmingham City F.C |access-date=16 March 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229072823/http://www.bcfc.com/page/ProfilesDetail/0%2C%2C10412~5643%2C00.html |archive-date=29 December 2010 }}</ref>
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub = 
| youthyears1 = 
| youthclubs1 = Rangers SABC<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/west-region/item/7904-sabc-continue-to-create-stars-for-the-future.html |title=SABC continue to create stars for the future |publisher=Youth Football Scotland |date=6 November 2013 |access-date=9 December 2017 |archive-date=19 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200919191854/http://www.youthfootballscotland.co.uk/west-region/item/7904-sabc-continue-to-create-stars-for-the-future.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>
| youthyears2 = 1994–1997
| youthclubs2 = [[Rangers F.C. Under-20s and Academy|Rangers]]
| clubs1 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| years1 = 1997–2003
| caps1 = 151
| goals1 = 24
| clubs2 = [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
| years2 = 2003–2005
| caps2 = 36
| goals2 = 3
| clubs3 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
| years3 = 2005–2009
| caps3 = 137
| goals3 = 20
| clubs4 = [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
| years4 = 2009–2011
| caps4 = 72
| goals4 = 0
| clubs5 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
| years5 = 2011–2014
| caps5 = 80
| goals5 = 1
| clubs6 = → [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] (loan)
| years6 = 2012
| caps6 = 6
| goals6 = 0
| clubs7 = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
| years7 = 2014–2015
| caps7 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| totalcaps = 484
| totalgoals = 48
| nationalyears1 = 1997–1998
| nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland U21]]
| nationalcaps1 = 12
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| nationalyears2 = 1998–2009
| nationalteam2 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]]
| nationalcaps2 = 45
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| manageryears1 = 2014
| managerclubs1 = [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] (caretaker)
| manageryears2 = 2014–2017
| managerclubs2 = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
| manageryears3 = 2018–2021
| managerclubs3 = [[Kelty Hearts F.C.|Kelty Hearts]]
| manageryears4 = 2021–2022
| managerclubs4 = [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]]
| manageryears5 = 2025
| managerclubs5 =  [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (interim)
}}

'''Barry Ferguson''' (born 2 February 1978) is a Scottish [[association football|football]] coach, former player and [[pundit]] who was most recently manager of [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].

Ferguson spent most of his playing career at Rangers, in two spells either side of a £7.5 million transfer to English club [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]. He totalled 431 games and 60 goals for Rangers, whom he captained between 2000 and 2003 and again between 2005 and 2009.<ref name=gersBF/> Ferguson won the [[Scottish Premier League]], [[Scottish Cup]] and [[Scottish League Cup]] five times apiece for Rangers, including a [[Treble (association football)|treble]] in 2003, which earned him the honour of [[SFWA Footballer of the Year]]. He also helped Rangers to reach the [[2008 UEFA Cup final]].
 
Ferguson made 45 appearances for the [[Scotland national football team|Scotland national team]], starting from 1998. In 2009, following behavioural incidents while on national duty, he was stripped of the captaincy of Rangers and told he would no longer be considered for international selection.<ref name=BBCban>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7981287.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Scots end Gers pair's cap career |date=3 April 2009 |access-date=15 August 2009}}</ref><ref name=SFAban>{{cite web |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/scottish_fa_news.cfm?page=273&newsCategoryID=6&newsID=4548 |publisher=[[Scottish Football Association]] (The SFA) |title=Ferguson and McGregor No Longer Scotland Players |date=3 April 2009 |access-date=3 August 2009}}</ref>
 
Later in his career, he returned to England with [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]], [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] and [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]. Towards the end of his playing spell with Blackpool, he served as [[caretaker manager]] of the club. Ferguson was appointed [[player-manager]] of [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] in June 2014; he resigned from this position in February 2017. He became manager of [[Kelty Hearts F.C.|Kelty Hearts]] in October 2018, and he left them in May 2021 after guiding them to promotion to the [[Scottish Professional Football League|SPFL]] for the first time. Ferguson then became manager of [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] soon after, but left the club on 14 February after a run of one win in eleven games. In February 2025, he was appointed interim head coach of Rangers.

==Early life==
Born in [[Hamilton, South Lanarkshire|Hamilton]] into a [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]-supporting family,<ref name="PFA 205"/> Ferguson's older brother [[Derek Ferguson|Derek]] played for the club in the same midfield position in the 1980s, with the younger sibling often being invited behind the scenes at [[Ibrox Stadium]] as a child.<ref name="Scotsman">{{cite news|url=http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=188882005|newspaper=The Scotsman|publisher=Johnston Press|location=Edinburgh|title=Big Brother's eye on Ferguson|access-date=17 December 2006|url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051103182609/http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/sport.cfm?id=188882005|archive-date=3 November 2005}}</ref><ref name=meeting>{{cite web|url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/13144683.Spiers_on_Saturday__meeting_Derek_Ferguson__with_lots_of_memories_of_Souness____/|work=The Sunday Herald|title=Spiers on Saturday: meeting Derek Ferguson (with lots of memories of Souness...)|date=8 February 2014 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref><ref name=gersDF/> 

Around the age of 8 he began playing for Mill United in Hamilton.<ref name=mackay/> In his early teens, although highly rated, he made it into the last thirty or so candidates for the Scotland Schoolboys squad at trials in [[Largs]] only to be rejected due to his {{convert|5|ft|5|in}} stature.<ref name=story/><ref name=mackay/>

Having trained with Rangers since 1991, Ferguson signed a professional contract upon finishing his education at [[Brannock High School]] in 1994.<ref name=MBE2>{{cite web|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/5088812.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Murray praises Barry Ferguson MBE|date=16 June 2006 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref><ref name=gersBF>{{cite web|url=https://rangers.co.uk/club/history/hall-of-fame/barry-ferguson/|publisher=Rangers F.C. |title=Hall of fame: Barry Ferguson|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref><ref name=story/> Aside from his brother, Ferguson's idol was [[Ian Durrant]], who was still an important player when he joined the club.<ref name=story>{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12534357.the-barry-ferguson-story-part-1-he-has-englands-premiership-teams-queuing-up-to-sign-him-cheque-books-at-the-ready-its-a-far-cry-from-the-schooldays-of-rejection-and-his-job-sweeping-floors-at-ibrox/|work=The Herald|title=The Barry Ferguson story: part 1|date=29 August 2003 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref><ref name=saved>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/ian-durrant-saved-rangers-career-8212148|work=Daily Record|location=Glasgow|title=Ian Durrant saved my Rangers career, he doesn't deserve to be axed, says Barry Ferguson|date=17 June 2016 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref>

==Playing career==
===Club===
====Rangers (first spell)====
Ferguson was promoted to the first-team squad for the [[1996–97 in Scottish football|1996–97 season]]. He made his debut on the last day of that season against [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]] on 10 May 1997.<ref name=gersBF/> He made a number of sporadic appearances the following season under manager [[Walter Smith]]'s policy of easing him into the first team.

Ferguson became a regular fixture in the first team during the [[1998–99 in Scottish football|1998–99 season]] under new manager [[Dick Advocaat]] (displacing fellow youth graduate [[Charlie Miller]]).<ref name=Castlemilk>{{cite news|url=https://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/dundee-united/charlie-miller-on-rangers-beckham-and-castlemilk-1-3626940/|title=Charlie Miller on Rangers, Beckham and Castlemilk|date=6 December 2014|newspaper=The Scotsman|access-date=9 December 2017}}</ref> The Dutchman soon secured Ferguson on a long-term contract as he became an important member of the squad. He scored his first career goal in a [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] match against [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]] on 18 August 1998, and played against his brother on three occasions during that season when Rangers faced [[Dunfermline Athletic F.C.|Dunfermline Athletic]], with a 20-year-old Ferguson scoring his first league goal in the match at [[East End Park]]. His brother, then 31 years old, made his last appearance at Ibrox in the reverse fixture.<ref name=gersDF>{{cite web|url=https://rangers.co.uk/news/features/big-interview-derek-ferguson/|publisher=Rangers F.C.|title=Big interview: Derek Ferguson|date=5 September 2016 |access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/1373805/|publisher=[[Scottish Professional Football League]]|title=Rangers 1 – 1 Dunfermline|date=5 December 1998|access-date=21 October 2017|archive-date=21 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171021164120/https://spfl.co.uk/premiership/fixture/1373805/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Injury prevented him from being involved in the [[1998–99 Rangers F.C. season|1998–99]] season run-in as the club achieved the [[Treble (association football)|treble]]; Ferguson watched the [[1999 Scottish Cup final]] from the stands as Rangers won by a single goal, scored by [[Rod Wallace]] three minutes into the second half.

Ferguson was so influential the following season that he was given an extended six-year deal at Rangers in October 1999. He was named the [[Scottish Football Writers' Association]] Footballer of the Year for [[1999–2000 in Scottish football|1999–2000]], a season in which Rangers retained the Premier League and Scottish Cup, beating [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] in [[2000 Scottish Cup final|the final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/rangers–win–4–0–in–scottish–cup–final–1.207201|title=Rangers win 4–0 in Scottish Cup final|date=27 May 2000|access-date=21 October 2017|publisher=[[CBC Sports]]}}</ref>

Ferguson received minor facial injuries after engaging in a drunken hotel brawl following a 6–2 defeat to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in August 2000. After being sent off in the match, he had made obscene gestures to the crowd and then went drinking in [[Bothwell]] in his club tracksuit.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BARRY+WATCH+K.O.%3b+Reconstruction+of+what+really+went+on+at+the+Battle...-a064963416 |title=Barry Watch K.O.; Reconstruction of what really went on at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge |date=3 September 2000 |newspaper=Sunday Mail |first=Charles |last=Lavery |publisher=The Free Library (Farlex) |format=reprint |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20000903/ai_n13952076/ |title=Murray tries to leave his troubles behind |date=3 September 2000 |first=Michael |last=Grant |newspaper=Sunday Herald |format=reprint |via=Find Articles |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> When the club crashed out of the [[UEFA Champions League]] group stage at the hands of [[AS Monaco]], largely because of a mistake by captain [[Lorenzo Amoruso]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/nov/08/championsleague.sport2 |title=Simone steals Rangers glory |date=8 November 2000 |newspaper=The Guardian|first=Graham |last=Spiers |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> the Italian was stripped of the captaincy and it instead went to the 22-year-old Ferguson.<ref name=CaptainSensible>{{cite news |title=Football: Captain Sensible |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+CAPTAIN+SENSIBLE%3b+Ferguson+says+he%27s+changed+for+better.-a079734016 |date=4 November 2001 |newspaper=Daily Record |first=Gordon |last=Waddell |publisher=The Free Library (Farlex) |format=reprint |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> An incident in which two bags of ice were thrown at the Celtic dug-out during a 2–0 defeat at Ibrox in September 2001 was attributed to Ferguson, who was criticised for his petulance and immaturity.<ref name=card>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3A+OLD+FIRM+BOSSES+SEE+RED+AT+CARD+CALLS+REF+JUSTICE%3B+O%27Neill...-a078777609 |title=Football: Old Firm Bosses See Red at Card Calls Ref Justice |date=1 October 2001 |first=Iain |last=Campbell |newspaper=The Mirror |publisher=The Free Library (Farlex) |format=reprint |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Football: Clubs must take action |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+Clubs+must+take+action.-a078946600 |date=7 October 2001 |newspaper=Sunday Mirror |first=Ray |last=Hepburn |publisher=The Free Library (Farlex) |format=reprint |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> Celtic manager [[Martin O'Neill]] played down the incident, saying he thought the ice had been thrown by his club's doctor.<ref name=rocks>{{cite news |url=http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Football%3a+ON+THE+ROCKS+Rangers%27+title+hopes+founder+as+Fergie+escapes...-a078778316 |title=Football: On The Rocks |date=1 October 2001 |newspaper=Daily Record |first=David |last=McCarthy |publisher=The Free Library (Farlex) |format=reprint |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> The young Ferguson went on to successfully guide his team to a [[2002 Scottish League Cup Final|League Cup]]<ref name="Ayr Utd 0-4 Rangers">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/cis_ins_cup/1875551.stm |title=Rangers lift CIS Cup |date=17 March 2002 |access-date=21 October 2017 |publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> and [[2002 Scottish Cup Final|Scottish Cup]] later that season under manager [[Alex McLeish]], who had replaced Advocaat in December 2001. In the latter final, another [[Old Firm]] clash, Ferguson tied the score at 2–2 with a free kick ([[Peter Lovenkrands]] scored the winning goal).<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scottish_cup/1966673.stm|title=Rangers win Old Firm final|date=4 May 2002|access-date=21 October 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref>

During their second season together, [[2002–03 Rangers F.C. season|2002–03]], Ferguson captained the side to a domestic treble.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/2946904.stm|title=Rangers win treble|date=31 May 2003|access-date=21 October 2017|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref> After scoring 18 goals from midfield, he also won [[Scottish Football Writers' Association|Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year]] and [[Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year]].

====Blackburn Rovers====
On 29 August 2003, Ferguson joined [[Premier League]] club [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] for a fee of £7.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3185735.stm |title=Rovers sign Ferguson |publisher=BBC Sport |date=29 August 2003 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> With [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] also chasing Ferguson,<ref name="Everton">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3179045.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Everton make Ferguson bid |date=27 August 2003 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> Rangers had initially denied that he was leaving.<ref name="Rangers could lose Ferguson">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/3150791.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Rangers could lose Ferguson |date=15 August 2003 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> He made his Blackburn debut in a Premier League match against [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on 19 September at [[Ewood Park]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/3194203.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Owen brace sinks Blackburn |date=13 September 2003 |access-date=13 May 2011}}</ref> and scored his first goal against the same team, also at Ewood Park, during a [[EFL Cup|League Cup]] match on 29 October.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/3204841.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Blackburn 3–4 Liverpool |date=29 October 2003 |access-date=13 May 2011}}</ref>

[[Graeme Souness]] made Ferguson captain of Blackburn in July 2004 and he seemed to be adapting well to Premiership football, despite the team still struggling and a managerial change, which saw [[Mark Hughes]] replacing Souness. However, after 16 months at the club, including a lengthy period out through injury after fracturing his kneecap in a Premiership match against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2427659/Rovers-rue-Ferguson-injury-blow.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/2427659/Rovers-rue-Ferguson-injury-blow.html |archive-date=12 January 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |title=Rovers rue Ferguson injury blow |work=The Daily Telegraph|location=London |date=29 December 2003 |access-date=27 July 2011}}{{cbignore}}</ref> during the January 2005 transfer window, Ferguson submitted a written transfer request, admitting that the draw of playing in the Premiership and a Lancashire derby could not compare with an [[Old Firm]] match, nor could the team's desire to win be matched.<ref name="Ferguson turned off by Rovers tie">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/4270105.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Ferguson turned off by Rovers tie |date=16 February 2005 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref><ref name=ferry2>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCdJp2YSQF8 "Si Ferry Meets...Barry Ferguson Episode 2 – Treble, Moving to Blackburn, Rangers Return, PLG"] – Open Goal, YouTube, 9 October 2017</ref>

====Rangers (second spell)====
After much discussion between the clubs, a fee of £4.5&nbsp;million was agreed and Ferguson rejoined Rangers just before the close of the transfer window.<ref name="transfer2">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/4203441.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Ferguson clinches Rangers return |date=1 February 2005 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> Ferguson later said that the fee Rangers paid was actually £100,000 plus the fees Blackburn owed from the original transfer.{{Citation needed|date=July 2011}} Ferguson's second debut for Rangers came in a [[Scottish League Cup|League Cup]] semi-final victory over [[Dundee United F.C.|Dundee United]]. He was a 69th-minute substitute for [[Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)|Alex Rae]] during the 7–1 win. His first goal after his return was the opening goal in a 1–1 draw against [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness CT]] on 5 March 2005. Ferguson played in the [[2005 Scottish League Cup final]]<ref name=gersBF/> and was part of the Rangers team that won the [[2005–06 Scottish Premier League|league title]] on the last day of the season.<ref name="Hibernian 0-1 Rangers ">{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/4565709.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|title=Hibernian 0–1 Rangers |date=22 May 2005|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref>
[[Image:Barcelona vs Rangers (cropped).jpg|thumb|Ferguson (right, with [[Lionel Messi]]) playing for Rangers against [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] in a [[UEFA Champions League]] match in 2007]]

At the start of the [[2005–06 in Scottish football|2005–06 season]], manager [[Alex McLeish]] re-appointed Ferguson as club captain. McLeish had not wanted to remove the captaincy mid-season from [[Fernando Ricksen]]. Ferguson played the latter part of the season carrying an ankle injury as Rangers ended up in a third-place finish in the Premier League. At the end of the season, Ferguson revealed that he had snapped ligaments and confessed that he should have undergone the surgery sooner.<ref name="Ferguson Ankle Injury">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/4993282.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Ferguson relief at Le Guen plans |date=18 May 2006 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>

After an incident in the dressing room at [[Caledonian Stadium]], [[Inverness]], on 27 December 2006,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/barry-ferguson-me-paul-le-2308945 |title=Barry Ferguson: Me, Paul Le Guen and the Loch Ness Monster Munch |newspaper=Daily Record |first=Barry |last=Ferguson |date=27 September 2013 }}</ref> it was announced on [[BBC Radio Scotland]]'s New Year's Day broadcast of ''[[Sportsound]]'' that Ferguson had been stripped of the Rangers captaincy after a meeting with then manager [[Paul Le Guen]]. He was also dropped from the squad for the next match. Later Le Guen claimed Ferguson was undermining him.<ref name="Undermined">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6225469.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Le Guen points blame at Ferguson |date=2 January 2007 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> "I'll go on record as saying I never had one bust-up with him, never had one argument with him. I don't know where all this comes from," explained Ferguson eleven years later.<ref name=ferry2/> "No disrespect to Inverness Caley – they had good players, no doubt – but we're Rangers here. We were dropping points against teams that we should be beating. So, I let it out a wee bit. There was no arguments, nothing in the dressing room. After I had said that, we flew back down to Glasgow. We were playing Motherwell next, I think, and I came in the day of, or the day before, the Motherwell game. I came in, put my bag down, [[Yves Colleu]], who was the assistant manager, comes in and says, 'Paul wants to speak to you'. I went into his office and went to sit down, and [Le Guen] said, 'Don't sit down. That's you finished; you won't play with Rangers again.'"<ref name=ferry2/>

The match at Motherwell was won 1–0 by Rangers, and goalscorer [[Kris Boyd]] reportedly showed solidarity with the deposed skipper by holding up six fingers, in reference to Ferguson's shirt number.<ref name="Six fingers">{{cite news |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/display.var.1100407.0.boyd_makes_point_as_barry_sideshow_engulfs_rangers.php |newspaper=Evening Times |location=Glasgow |title=Boyd makes point as Barry sideshow engulfs Rangers |first=Darrell |last=King |date=3 January 2007 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> Following the resignation of Le Guen as manager on 4 January,<ref name="Le Guen departure">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/6231489.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Le Guen and Rangers part company |date=4 January 2007 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> Ferguson was re-instated to the Rangers side by caretaker manager [[Ian Durrant]]<ref name=saved/> and was also re-appointed as captain. Later that year, sports journalist [[Graham Spiers]] published ''Paul Le Guen: Enigma'', documenting his tenure at the club. According to Spiers, Le Guen left because he was being "undermined" by other Rangers personnel,<ref name="Undermined"/> including Ferguson and then club doctor, Ian McGuinness.<ref>{{cite book |title=Paul Le Guen: Enigma: A Chronicle of Trauma and Turmoil at Rangers |first=Graham |last=Spiers |publisher=Random House |isbn=978-1-84596-291-3 |date=2 August 2007}}</ref>

The [[2007–08 in Scottish football|2007–08 season]] began with Ferguson scoring twice in the first [[Scottish Premier League|SPL]] match against [[Inverness Caledonian Thistle F.C.|Inverness]].<ref name="Inverness CT 0-3 Rangers">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/6928890.stm |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Inverness CT 0–3 Rangers |date=4 August 2007 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> His scoring form continued and he netted the second in a 3–0 win over rivals Celtic, as well as in the [[UEFA Champions League]] against [[VfB Stuttgart]].<ref name="Rangers 3-0 Celtic">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/7051963.stm |first=Thomas |last=McGuigan |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Rangers 3–0 Celtic |date=20 October 2007 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> The Old Firm goal was Ferguson's first against Celtic since the 2002 Scottish Cup Final.

In January 2008, he scored a controversial goal in Rangers' [[2007–08 Scottish League Cup]] semi-final win against [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]. He later admitted to handling the ball in the buildup to the goal but that the infringement was unintentional.<ref name="Ferguson admits to handling ball">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7218921.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Ferguson admits to handling ball |date=30 January 2008 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> Rangers went on to win both the [[2008 Scottish League Cup Final|League Cup final]] and the [[2008 Scottish Cup Final|Scottish Cup final]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/7416622.stm|title=Queen of the South 2-3 Rangers|date=24 May 2008|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref>

On 14 May 2008, Ferguson made his 400th appearance for Rangers in the [[2008 UEFA Cup Final|UEFA Cup Final]] against [[FC Zenit Saint Petersburg|Zenit Saint Petersburg]] at the [[City of Manchester Stadium]]; he captained the side to a 2–0 defeat.<ref name="400th appearance">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7393752.stm |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Zenit St Petersburg 2–0 Rangers |date=14 May 2008 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>

[[File:Barry Ferguson attacks (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright|Barry Ferguson playing for Birmingham City]]
The summer of 2008 saw Ferguson undergo an operation on a fresh injury problem that would see him ruled out until early November;<ref name="Ferguson injury 2008"/> the injury was not the same one that plagued him towards the end of the season prior.<ref name="Ferguson injury 2008">{{cite web|url=http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/07/10/Prem-Ferguson-injury-blow/ |publisher=Setanta Sports |first=Alex |last=Livie |title=Gers dealt huge Ferguson blow |date=10 July 2008 |access-date=18 August 2013 |archive-date=4 August 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080804103801/http://www.setanta.com/en/Sport/News/Football/2008/07/10/Prem-Ferguson-injury-blow/}}</ref> He returned to the first team on 1 November in a 5–0 league win over Inverness at Ibrox.

In April 2009, after an extended hotel drinking session with Rangers teammate [[Allan McGregor]] after Scotland's defeat to [[Netherlands national football team|the Netherlands]],<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7963110.stm|publisher=BBC Sport |title=Netherlands 3–0 Scotland |date=28 March 2009|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> followed by both players making inappropriate gestures while on the bench during the next match against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], Ferguson was stripped of the captain's armband for both club and country.<ref name=BBCban/> He recovered from this setback to help Rangers win the [[2009 Scottish Cup Final]] against [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_cups/8072822.stm |title=Rangers 1–0 Falkirk |publisher=BBC Sport |date=30 May 2009|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> (his last match for the club, having not started since the Scotland incident). Rangers also won the [[2008–09 Scottish Premier League|SPL title]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/8066273.stm |title=Ferguson wants to stay at Rangers |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2009|access-date=21 October 2017}}</ref> but missed out on another treble with a defeat in the [[2009 Scottish League Cup Final]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Celtic 2-0 Rangers|url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_cups/7941624.stm|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=21 October 2017|date=15 March 2009}}</ref>

Ferguson was inducted into the [[Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame]] in 2004 at the age of 26.<ref name=gersBF/>

====Appearance records====
Ferguson made 82 appearances in [[UEFA|European]] competitions, all of them for Rangers,<ref name="Ferguson euro club record">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/r/rangers/7279360.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Ferguson revels in Ibrox victory |date=6 March 2008 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref><ref name="euro 80th appearance">{{cite news |url=http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/sport/display.var.2186351.0.0.php |first=Darrell |last=King |newspaper=Evening Times |location=Glasgow |title=I won't let the pain get to me |date=10 April 2008 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> which made him the record European appearance holder at the club.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11788/12148860/allan-mcgregor-rangers-boss-steven-gerrard-says-goalkeeper-deserves-appearances-record |title=Allan McGregor: Rangers boss Steven Gerrard says goalkeeper deserves appearances record |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2 December 2020 |access-date=4 December 2020}}</ref> Ferguson overtook [[David Narey]]'s record for the number of European appearances made whilst playing for a Scottish club by starting in a [[UEFA Cup]] match against [[SV Werder Bremen|Werder Bremen]]. He broke [[Kenny Dalglish]]'s record for the number of competitive European appearances by a Scottish footballer when he played in his 80th match in Europe, against [[Sporting Clube de Portugal|Sporting CP]].

====Birmingham City====

On 17 July 2009, Ferguson completed a move to English [[Premier League]] newcomers [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~1725783,00.html |title=Ferguson's Another Blue Signing |publisher=Birmingham City F.C |date=17 July 2009 |access-date=16 August 2009 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720181942/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10412~1725783%2C00.html |archive-date=20 July 2011 }}</ref> reported as "in the region of £1.2m".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/birmingham_city/8152896.stm |title=Birmingham clinch Ferguson deal |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 July 2009 |access-date=16 August 2009}}</ref> Joining up with boss Alex McLeish once again,<ref name=gersBF/> the former Rangers manager said that Ferguson has "unfinished business in England" and that he believed the former Scottish international to be  "very capable of competing with the best players in the Premier League."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11694/5438896/mcleish-ferguson-can-cut-it |title=McLeish – Ferguson can cut it |publisher=Sky Sports |date=17 July 2009 |access-date=27 October 2016}}</ref> He made his debut in the opening game of the season, against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] on 15 August 2009, and his first goal for the club came as the only goal of the [[FA Cup]] third round replay against [[Nottingham Forest]] in January 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/fa_cup/8451766.stm |title=Birmingham 1–0 Nottm Forest |first=Phil |last=Dawkes |publisher=BBC Sport |date=12 January 2010 |access-date=12 January 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100114043830/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/8451766.stm| archive-date= 14 January 2010 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref> Ferguson won the Birmingham City players' Player of the Year award for 2009–10.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0,,10412~2048759,00.html |title=Joe Scoops Top Award! |publisher=Birmingham City F.C |date=11 May 2010 |access-date=11 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514183744/http://www.bcfc.com/page/News/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10412~2048759%2C00.html |archive-date=14 May 2010 |url-status = dead}}</ref>

Ferguson helped Birmingham beat Arsenal in the [[2011 Football League Cup Final|2011 League Cup Final]] at Wembley, despite playing the last hour of the game with a broken rib.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11670/6793544/mcleish-hails-ferguson-grit |title=McLeish hails Ferguson grit |publisher=Sky Sports |date=2 March 2011 |access-date=22 February 2018}}</ref> During both of his two seasons with Birmingham, Ferguson made over two thousand passes without recording an assist.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47376512 |title=Opta insight: Which stats look good but are actually meaningless? |first=Duncan |last=Alexander |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 February 2019 |access-date=1 March 2019}}</ref> In season 2009–10 Ferguson had the highest number of completed passes of any player in the Barclays Premier League, according to Opta statistics.<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/barry-ferguson-is-as-good-a-passer-of-the-ball-1059675.amp |title= Barry Ferguson is as good a passer of the ball as Steven Gerrard, says teammate Gregory Vignal |work=Daily Record|location=Glasgow |date=23 May 2010 |access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref>

====Blackpool====
[[File:NolanFergusonWebb - Wembley 2012.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Ferguson, as captain of Blackpool, with [[Kevin Nolan]] before the [[2012 Football League Championship play-off final]]]]
With Birmingham needing to reduce their wage bill following their relegation from the Premier League, Ferguson joined Championship club [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] on 22 July 2011 for an undisclosed fee, reported to be around £750,000. This enabled him to move closer to his family in Scotland, and he signed a two-year deal, with the option of staying on for a further year.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/07/20/birmingham-city-barry-ferguson-blackpool-deal-set-to-complete-today-97319-29086078/ |title=Barry Ferguson Blackpool deal set to complete today |first=Brian |last=Dick |newspaper=Birmingham Mail |date=20 July 2011 |access-date=22 July 2011 |archive-date=22 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722045133/http://www.birminghammail.net/birmingham-sport/birmingham-city-fc/birmingham-city-fc-news/2011/07/20/birmingham-city-barry-ferguson-blackpool-deal-set-to-complete-today-97319-29086078/ |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~2398594,00.html |title=Blackpool complete Ferguson deal |publisher=Blackpool F.C |date=22 July 2011 |access-date=22 July 2011 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724082407/http://www.blackpoolfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0%2C%2C10432~2398594%2C00.html |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11688_7061893,00.html |title=Seasiders new-boy keen to avoid comparisons to fellow Scot |first=Chris |last=Burton |publisher=Sky Sports |date=26 July 2011 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref> He was given the [[captain (sports)|captain]]'s armband (taking over from [[Charlie Adam]], who had departed for [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]]) for the club's opening League fixture at [[Hull City A.F.C.|Hull City]] on 5 August.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/taylor_fletcher_hands_blackpool_victory_1_3653297 |title=Taylor-Fletcher hands Blackpool victory |newspaper=Blackpool Gazette |date=5 August 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602092919/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/football/blackpool-fc/taylor_fletcher_hands_blackpool_victory_1_3653297 |archive-date=2 June 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Ferguson scored his first goal for ''the Seasiders'' in a 2–0 victory over [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] at [[Bloomfield Road]] on 10 September.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14773145 |title=Blackpool 2–0 Ipswich Town |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 September 2011 }}</ref> It was his first goal in English league football for seven years.

In late October 2012, after a falling out with chairman Karl Oyston, Ferguson was made to train with the Blackpool youth team. Early the following month, he received a call from [[Micky Mellon]], manager of nearby [[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]]. Although he doubted Ferguson would want to play in [[EFL League Two|League Two]], Mellon put forward the offer of coming on loan. Ferguson accepted, the only such move of his career, and spent three months at [[Highbury Stadium, Fleetwood|Highbury Avenue]].<ref name=mackay>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8-CkrVQw1Q "Rangers, mentality and management – Episode #04 – Flip The Mindset Podcast with Barry Ferguson"] – Flip The Mindset Podcast Kenny MacKay, YouTube, 29 September 2020</ref>

Ferguson was reinstated to the side by [[Paul Ince]] on 20 February in his first game in charge, a 2–0 defeat at [[Leeds United]]. He had been named as a substitute for the previous couple of games, under the caretaker-managership of [[Steve Thompson (footballer born 1964)|Steve Thompson]]. He was given the captain's armband, in the absence of [[Alex Baptiste]], for the home victory over Derby County on 26 April.

In October 2013, Ferguson had a sixth and final operation on his ankle,<ref name=og2020/> which kept him out until 3 December. "After the surgery, the surgeon said, "Right, it's over. Don't try [playing] again."<ref name=og2020/>

On 21 January 2014, Ferguson was installed as Blackpool's [[caretaker manager]] in the wake of Ince's sacking.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/25878689 | title=Blackpool: Barry Ferguson says play-offs still in reach | publisher=BBC Sport | date=24 January 2014 | access-date=24 January 2014}}</ref> "I didn't want to take it, but nobody else would take the job," Ferguson explained in 2020. "And it was a chance to keep the club up."<ref name=og2020>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4YlRqjyj90&t=1623s "BARRY FERGUSON & SLANEY REUNITED! | Keeping the Ball on the Ground"] – Open Goal, YouTube, 30 September 2020</ref> He initially stated that he would not be playing while in the managerial role,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/ferguson-to-call-in-helping-hand-1-6476073 |title=Ferguson to call-in helping hand |newspaper=Blackpool Gazette |date=4 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141211062941/http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sport/blackpool-fc/ferguson-to-call-in-helping-hand-1-6476073 |archive-date=11 December 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> but on 12 April, at Leeds, he named himself in the starting line-up in an attempt to stave off the threat of relegation. "[[Bob Malcolm|Bob]] [Malcolm] says to me, 'You'll need to come back in.' I said, 'Bob, I've not trained for six weeks.' He said, 'You'll need to come back and play; we're struggling.'"<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4YlRqjyj90 "BARRY FERGUSON & SLANEY REUNITED! | Keeping the Ball on the Ground"] – Open Goal, [[YouTube]], 30 September 2020</ref>

Although Blackpool won only three of their twenty games with Ferguson in charge, they avoided relegation by two points.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/0/football/27167522 |title=Blackpool 0–3 Charlton Athletic |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 May 2014 }}</ref> Ferguson left Blackpool at the end of the 2013–14 season.<ref name = "left blackpool">{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27351293 |title=Blackpool: Barry Ferguson leaves as caretaker boss |first=Clive |last=Lindsay |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 May 2014 |access-date=9 May 2014}}</ref>

===International===
Ferguson made twelve appearances for [[Scotland national under-21 football team|Scotland's under-21 team]].<ref>{{Cite book |editor-first=Barry J. |editor-last=Hugman |title=The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2005/2006 |year=2005 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |isbn=978-1-85291-662-6 |page=320}}</ref> He made his full international debut at the age of 20 against [[Lithuania national football team|Lithuania]] on 5 September 1998.<ref name="Lithuania v Scotland">{{cite web |title=Lithuania v Scotland |url=http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=25630 |publisher=The SFA |date=14 November 2007 |access-date=27 July 2011| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20090207183046/http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=25630| archive-date=7 February 2009<!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref> However, an injury-plagued season prevented him from picking up more caps. Indeed, Ferguson did not return to the Scotland set up until a year later, starting in a 2–1 win against [[Bosnia-Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia-Herzegovina]] on 4 September 1999.

He was appointed captain of the national side in 2004 by then-manager [[Berti Vogts]], following the retirement of [[Paul Lambert]]. Ferguson captained Scotland a total of 28 times.<!--Iceland, 01/04/09--> He led the side to a single-goal victory over former World Champions [[France national football team|France]] 1–0 at the [[Parc des Princes]] in Paris on 12 September 2007. This completed a double-header of single-goal victories against the French during the [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]] campaign.

Ferguson received criticism for being a disruptive influence on the team despite captaining his country for years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2499584.0.Goodbye_and_good_riddance.php |first=Darryl |last=Broadfoot |newspaper=The Herald |title=Goodbye and good riddance |date=3 April 2009 |access-date=27 July 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090607101451/http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/headlines/display.var.2499584.0.Goodbye_and_good_riddance.php |archive-date=7 June 2009 |url-status = dead }}</ref> On 3 April 2009, he was banned from ever representing Scotland again after serious breaches of squad discipline,<ref name=SFAban/> and the captain's armband was given to [[Darren Fletcher]]. Additionally, Ferguson's club, Rangers, stripped him of the captain's role and suspended him for two weeks without pay.<ref name=BBCban/>

Following the dismissal of [[George Burley]] as manager of Scotland, SFA chief executive [[Gordon Smith (footballer, born December 1954)|Gordon Smith]] confirmed that the incoming manager would be free to select Ferguson should he so wish.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/8366276.stm |title=Smith in no rush to name new boss |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 November 2009 |access-date=18 November 2009| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20091121121414/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8366276.stm| archive-date= 21 November 2009 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = live}}</ref> On 6 July 2010, Scotland coach [[Craig Levein]] confirmed that Ferguson will not play for Scotland again. Levein had hoped he would return, but Ferguson informed him that he wanted to focus on club football instead.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=806389&sec=scotland&cc=5739 |title=Levein confirms Ferguson retirement |date=6 July 2010 |website=[[ESPNsoccernet]] |publisher=[[ESPN]] |access-date=6 July 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100709183522/http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=806389&sec=scotland&cc=5739| archive-date= 9 July 2010 <!--DASHBot-->|url-status = dead}}</ref>

==Coaching career==
===Clyde===
In June 2014,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27838052 |title=Barry Ferguson appointed player-manager of League Two Clyde |first=Kheredine |last=Idessane |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 June 2014 |access-date=13 June 2014}}</ref> Ferguson was appointed [[player-manager]] of [[Scottish League Two]] club [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]. Clyde were drawn away to [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] in the [[Scottish Challenge Cup|Challenge Cup]] after a 2–0 home win against [[Ayr United F.C.|Ayr United]]; Rangers won 8–1.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=582&teamTabs=results&season_id=144 |title=Clyde 2014/15 Results/Matches |website=Sccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> On 27 September, Ferguson made his playing debut against [[Annan Athletic F.C.|Annan Athletic]] in a 1–1 draw at [[Broadwood Stadium|Broadwood]], but came off early in the second half with an injury.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/football/highland-league/362946/barry-ferguson-wary-turriff-threat-ahead-scottish-cup-tie/ |title=Barry Ferguson wary of Turriff threat ahead of Scottish Cup tie |first=Andrew |last=Clark |newspaper=The Press and Journal |date=1 October 2014 |access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> Towards the end of the 2–0 defeat to [[Lowland Football League|Lowland League]] club [[Spartans F.C.|Spartans]] in the second round of the [[Scottish Cup]], Ferguson was sent to the stands after a verbal altercation with Clyde supporters.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/latest/spartans-2-0-clyde-ferguson-fumes-as-clyde-exit-1-3591279 |title=Spartans 2–0 Clyde: Ferguson fumes as Clyde exit |first=Paul |last=Forsyth |newspaper=The Scotsman |date=1 November 2014 |access-date=3 November 2014}}</ref> In April 2015, Ferguson said that he had retired as a player.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/32229162 |title=Barry Ferguson: Clyde manager retires from playing at 37 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=9 April 2015 |access-date=9 April 2015}}</ref>

In his second season at Clyde, the team came third and reached the play-offs, in which they defeated [[Elgin City]] 5–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Dowden|first1=Martin|title=Elgin City 0-2 Clyde|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36180108|access-date=30 May 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=7 May 2016|archive-date=31 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190131135034/https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36180108|url-status=dead}}</ref> In the final, however, they lost 3–2 to [[Queen's Park F.C.|Queen's Park]], despite winning the second leg 1–0 at Hampden.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Wilson|first1=Richard|title=Queen's Park 0-1 Clyde|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36239350|access-date=30 May 2016|publisher=BBC Sport|date=14 May 2016|archive-date=26 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526092231/http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/36239350|url-status=dead}}</ref> Clyde went on a poor run of form during his third season, failing to win a league match in December, January or February.<ref name = "clyde resigned"/> With the club sitting in eighth place in late February, Ferguson resigned.<ref name = "clyde resigned">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39096784 |title=Barry Ferguson resigns as Clyde manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=26 February 2017 |access-date=26 February 2017}}</ref>

===Kelty Hearts===
In October 2018, Ferguson had discussions with [[Lowland Football League|Lowland League]] club [[Kelty Hearts F.C.|Kelty Hearts]] about becoming their new manager.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45870595 |title=Barry Ferguson offered Kelty Hearts manager's job |first=Brian |last=McLauchlin |publisher=BBC Sport |date=15 October 2018 |access-date=16 October 2018}}</ref> He was offered and accepted the position later that month.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/45904325 |title=Barry Ferguson: Ex-Scotland & Rangers captain named Kelty Hearts manager |publisher=BBC Sport |date=18 October 2018 |access-date=18 October 2018}}</ref> Hearts finished third in the Lowland League in Ferguson's first season in charge.<ref>[https://int.soccerway.com/national/scotland/scottish-football-league/20182019/lowland-league/r47422/ Lowland League] – Soccerway.com</ref> They won the championship the following season, [[2019–20 in Scottish football|2019–20]], after it was curtailed due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref name=KH20>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/52274091 |title=Kelty Hearts named champions as Lowland League called early |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 April 2020}}</ref>

Ferguson guided Kelty into the [[Scottish Professional Football League|SPFL]] for the first time in their history when they beat [[Brechin City F.C.|Brechin City]] over two legs in the [[Scottish League Two]] play-offs at the end of the [[2020–21 in Scottish football|2020–21]] campaign.<ref name=beeb052321/> The result also ended Brechin City's 67-year stint in the senior leagues.<ref name=beeb052321/> A day after the play-offs ended, Ferguson left Kelty.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57233100 |title=Barry Ferguson: Kelty Hearts manager departs after League Two play-off win |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2021 |accessdate=24 May 2021}}</ref>

===Alloa Athletic===
Shortly after leaving Kelty, Ferguson was appointed manager of [[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/57247212 |title=Barry Ferguson: Alloa Athletic appoint former Rangers and Scotland captain after Kelty Hearts exit |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 May 2021 |access-date=27 May 2021}}</ref> After struggling in the league, the club announced on 14 February 2022 that Ferguson had tendered his resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-02-14|title=Barry Ferguson|url=https://www.alloaathletic.co.uk/2022/02/14/barry-ferguson/|access-date=2022-02-14|website=Alloa Athletic FC|language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Rangers===
On 24 February 2025, Ferguson was appointed as interim head coach of [[Scottish Premiership]] club [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] following the dismissal of [[Philippe Clement]].<ref name="Ferguson in">{{ cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c5y28qje4e8o| title=Ferguson takes charge of Rangers until end of season | work=BBC Sport | date=24 February 2025 | access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref> He brought former teammates [[Neil McCann]], [[Billy Dodds]] and [[Allan McGregor]] onto the coaching team.<ref>{{ cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/articles/c7895k7kxpzo | title=
How might four Rangers men fare in their hour of need? | work=BBC Sport | date=24 February 2025 | access-date=25 February 2025}}</ref>

==Media career==
Ferguson regularly appears on [[Scottish Television|STV]]'s ''[[Alan Rough|Peter & Roughie's Football Show]]'' and the online sports show ''PLZ Soccer – Football Show''. He also has a regular column in the ''[[Daily Record (Scotland)|Daily Record]]'' newspaper.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/authors/barry-ferguson/ |title=Barry Ferguson |newspaper=Daily Record |access-date=3 August 2018}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Ferguson is married to Margaret, a trained psychologist.<ref name=og2020/> They have three children.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/barry-ferguson-i-sent-my-family-abroad-to-escape-after-my-shame-game-1.822410 |title=Barry Ferguson: I sent my family abroad to escape after my shame game |newspaper=The Herald |date=10 August 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kv7y_MfRIfg  |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/Kv7y_MfRIfg |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Advent Day 17 |publisher=Blackpool FC }}{{cbignore}}</ref> His son, [[Kyle Ferguson|Kyle]], is also a professional footballer, a [[centre back]] who signed for [[Harrogate Town A.F.C.|Harrogate Town]] in June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/kyle-ferguson-son-of-glasgow-rangers-legend-barry-ferguson-signs-for-harrogate-town-3730326|title=Harrogate Town sign defensive powerhouse Kyle Ferguson, son of Glasgow Rangers legend|website=www.harrogateadvertiser.co.uk|date=13 June 2022 }}</ref>

During the [[2014 Scottish independence referendum]] Ferguson was a supporter of the [[Better Together (campaign)|Better Together]] campaign against [[Scottish independence]].<ref name="football">{{cite web|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/independence-referendum-football-legends-unite-4173636 |title=Independence referendum: Football legends unite to back Better Together campaign – Daily Record |author=Torcuil Crichton |work=dailyrecord |accessdate=8 September 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906203231/http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/scottish-news/independence-referendum-football-legends-unite-4173636 |archive-date=6 September 2014 }}</ref>

In July 2017 it was reported that Ferguson successfully applied for bankruptcy after running up debts of £1,425,633, whilst having only £3,000 worth of assets to help pay off his creditors.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/news/15429959.Former_Rangers_star_Barry_Ferguson_declared_bankrupt_with_debts_of_more_than___1_4_million/ |title=Former Rangers star Barry Ferguson declared bankrupt with debts of more than £1.4 million |newspaper=The Herald |date=24 July 2017 |access-date=24 July 2017}}</ref> Ferguson exited bankruptcy in July 2018, having co-operated with an insolvency firm.<ref>{{Cite news| title = Barry Ferguson: Ex-Rangers captain with £1m debt discharged from bankruptcy | last = Macdonald | first = Stuart | newspaper= The Times | date = 9 August 2018 | access-date = 18 August 2018 | url = https://www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/article/barry-ferguson-ex-rangers-captain-with-1m-debt-discharged-from-bankruptcy-js3z38nwq}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!colspan="3"|League
!colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish Cup]], [[FA Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes [[Scottish League Cup]], [[Football League Cup]]}}
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Other
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!scope="col"|Division
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
!scope="col"|Apps
!scope="col"|Goals
|-
|rowspan="9"|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]]
|[[1996–97 Rangers F.C. season|1996–97]]<ref name=statsSSYB>{{cite book |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2010–2011 |editor1=Rollin, Glenda |editor2=Rollin, Jack |name-list-style=amp|publisher=Headline |year=2010 |page=426 |isbn=978-0-7553-6107-6}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Football League Premier Division|Scottish Premier Division]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0
|-
|[[1997–98 Rangers F.C. season|1997–98]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|1997|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=3 February 2015}}<br>{{cite news |url=http://www.heraldscotland.com/sport/spl/aberdeen/scott-s-men-leave-ibrox-side-frustrated-and-facing-perilous-replay-after-missed-chances-dundee-retain-pride-and-continue-rangers-agony-1.350849 |title=Scott's men leave Ibrox side frustrated and facing perilous replay after missed chances Dundee retain pride and continue Rangers' agony |first=Ken |last=Gallacher |newspaper=The Herald |location=Scotland |date=10 March 1998 |access-date=5 February 2015}}</ref>
||Scottish Premier Division
|7||0||4||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||11||0
|-
|[[1998–99 Rangers F.C. season|1998–99]]<ref name=statsSSYB/><ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|1998|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
|[[Scottish Premier League]]
|23||1||3||0||4||1||10{{efn|Appearances in [[UEFA Cup]]|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||40||2
|-
|[[1999–2000 Rangers F.C. season|1999–2000]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|1999|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|31||4||5||1||1||0||12{{efn|Ten appearances in [[UEFA Champions League]], two in UEFA Cup}}||0||colspan="2"|–||49||5
|-
|[[2000–01 Rangers F.C. season|2000–01]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2000|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|30||2||3||1||3||1||11{{efn|Ten appearances in UEFA Champions League, one in UEFA Cup}}||0||colspan="2"|–||47||4
|-
|[[2001–02 Rangers F.C. season|2001–02]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2001|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|22||1||5||2||3||1||9{{efn|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, seven appearances two goals in UEFA Cup}}||2||colspan="2"|–||39||6
|-
|[[2002–03 Rangers F.C. season|2002–03]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2002|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|36||16||6||2||4||0||2{{efn|name=UC}}||0||colspan="2"|–||48||18
|-
|[[2003–04 Rangers F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=sb0304>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2003|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|3||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||2{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||5||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!153!!24!!26!!6!!15!!3!!46!!2!!colspan="2"|–!!240!!35
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]]
|[[2003–04 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2003–04]]<ref name=sb0304/>
|[[Premier League]]
|15||1||0||0||1||1||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||16||2
|-
|[[2004–05 Blackburn Rovers F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2004|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|21||2||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||22||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!36!!3!!1!!0!!1!!1!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!38!!4
|-
|rowspan="6"|Rangers
|[[2004–05 Rangers F.C. season|2004–05]]<ref name=sb0405/>
|Scottish Premier League
|13||2||colspan="2"|–||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||15||2
|-
|[[2005–06 Rangers F.C. season|2005–06]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2005|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|32||5||2||0||2||0||10{{efn|name=UCL}}||0||colspan="2"|–||46||5
|-
|[[2006–07 Rangers F.C. season|2006–07]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2006|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}<br>{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/history/clubs/50121--rangers/ |title=2006/07 UEFA Cup: Rangers FC: Squad |publisher=UEFA |date=5 December 2013 |access-date=4 February 2014}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|32||4||1||0||0||0||8{{efn|name=UC}}||3||colspan="2"|–||41||7
|-
|[[2007–08 Rangers F.C. season|2007–08]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2007|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|38||7||3||0||3||1||18{{efn|Ten appearances and one goal in UEFA Champions League, eight in UEFA Cup}}||1||colspan="2"|–||62||9
|-
|[[2008–09 Rangers F.C. season|2008–09]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2008|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|Scottish Premier League
|22||2||3||0||2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||27||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!137!!20!!9!!0!!9!!1!!36!!4!!colspan="2"|–!!191!!25
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]]
|[[2009–10 Birmingham City F.C. season|2009–10]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2009|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|37||0||5||2||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||43||2
|-
|[[2010–11 Birmingham City F.C. season|2010–11]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2010|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|Premier League
|35||0||1||0||5||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||41||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!72!!0!!6!!2!!6!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!colspan="2"|–!!84!!2
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]
|[[2011–12 Blackpool F.C. season|2011–12]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2011|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|[[Football League Championship|Championship]]
|42||1||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||3{{efn|Appearances in [[Football League play-offs]]}}||0||45||1
|-
|[[2012–13 Blackpool F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=sb1213>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2012|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|Championship||19||0||colspan="2"|–||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||20||0
|-
|[[2013–14 Blackpool F.C. season|2013–14]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2013|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|Championship||19||0||1||0||1||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||21||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!80!!1!!1!!0!!2!!0!!colspan="2"|–!!3!!0!!86!!1
|-
|[[Fleetwood Town F.C.|Fleetwood Town]] (loan)
|[[2012–13 Fleetwood Town F.C. season|2012–13]]<ref name=sb1213/>
|[[Football League Two|League Two]]
|6||0||2||0||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||colspan="2"|–||8||0
|-
|[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
|[[2014–15 Clyde F.C. season|2014–15]]<ref>{{Soccerbase season|11073|2014|name=Barry Ferguson|access-date=4 February 2015}}</ref>
|[[Scottish League Two]]
|1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|–||0||0||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!485!!47!!45!!8!!33!!5!!82!!7!!3!!0!!648!!67
|}
{{notelist}}

===International===
:''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ferguson goal.''

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Barry Ferguson
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| style="text-align:center"|1 || 30 May 2000 || [[Lansdowne Road]], [[Dublin]], Ireland || {{fb|IRL}} || style="text-align:center"|2–1 || style="text-align:center"|[http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/match_details.cfm?matchid=25638 2–1] || [[Friendly (association football)|Friendly]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|2 || 7 September 2002 || [[Svangaskarð]], [[Toftir]], Faroe || {{fb|FRO}} || style="text-align:center"|2–2 || style="text-align:center"|[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/scotland/2232138.stm 2–2] || [[UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying]]
|-
| style="text-align:center"|3 || 17 November 2007 || [[Hampden Park]], [[Glasgow]], Scotland || {{fb|ITA}} || style="text-align:center"|1–1 || style="text-align:center"|[https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/internationals/7094455.stm 1–2] || [[UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying]]
|}

===Managerial record===
{{updated|match played 17 May 2025}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Managers: Barry Ferguson |url=http://www.soccerbase.com/managers/manager.sd?manager_id=2550 |website=Soccerbase |publisher=Centurycomm |access-date=3 February 2015}}</ref>

{| class=wikitable style="text-align: center"
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan=2|Team
!rowspan=2|From
!rowspan=2|To
!colspan=5|Record
|-
!{{abbr|P|Matches played}}!!{{abbr|W|Matches won}}!!{{abbr|D|Matches drawn}}!!{{abbr|L|Matches lost}}!!{{abbr|Win %|Win percentage}}
|-
|align=centre|[[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]] (caretaker)
|align=centre|21 January 2014
|align=centre|3 May 2014
{{WDL|20|3|5|12|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=centre|[[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]]
|align=centre|13 June 2014
|align=centre|26 February 2017
{{WDL|120|46|23|51|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=centre|[[Kelty Hearts F.C.|Kelty Hearts]]
|align=centre|18 October 2018
|align=centre|24 May 2021
{{WDL|70|46|12|12|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=centre|[[Alloa Athletic F.C.|Alloa Athletic]]
|align=centre|27 May 2021
|align=centre|14 February 2022
{{WDL|33|9|8|16|decimals=1}}
|-
|align=centre|[[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] (interim)
|align=centre|24 February 2025
|align=centre|18 May 2025
{{WDL|15|6|5|4|decimals=1}}
|-
!colspan=3|Total
{{WDLtot|257|110|53|94|decimals=1}}
|}

==Honours==
===As a player===
'''Rangers'''<ref name=gersBF/><ref name="sway">{{cite web|title=B. Ferguson|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/barry-ferguson/828/|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Premier League]]: [[1998–99 Scottish Premier League|1998–99]], [[1999–2000 Scottish Premier League|1999–2000]], [[2002–03 Scottish Premier League|2002–03]], [[2004–05 Scottish Premier League|2004–05]], [[2008–09 Scottish Premier League|2008–09]]<ref>{{ cite news | url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/scot_prem/8062744.stm| publisher=BBC Sport| first=Andy |last=Campbell| date=24 May 2009 | title=Dundee United 0-3 Rangers}}</ref>
*[[Scottish Cup]]: [[1999–2000 Scottish Cup|1999–2000]], [[2001–02 Scottish Cup|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Scottish Cup|2002–03]], [[2007–08 Scottish Cup|2007–08]], [[2008–09 Scottish Cup|2008–09]]
*[[Scottish League Cup]]: [[1998–99 Scottish League Cup|1998–99]], [[2001–02 Scottish League Cup|2001–02]], [[2002–03 Scottish League Cup|2002–03]], [[2004–05 Scottish League Cup|2004–05]], [[2007–08 Scottish League Cup|2007–08]]
*[[UEFA Cup]] runner-up: [[2007–08 UEFA Cup|2007–08]]<ref name="uefa08">{{cite news |date=14 May 2008 |title=Zenit St Petersburg 2–0 Rangers |work=BBC Sport |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/7393752.stm |access-date=5 May 2011}}</ref>

'''Birmingham City'''
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[2010–11 Football League Cup|2010–11]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/league_cup/9405702.stm |title=Arsenal 1–2 Birmingham |first=Philip |last=McNulty |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 February 2011 |access-date=25 March 2024}}</ref>

'''Individual'''
*[[PFA Scotland Young Player of the Year]]:[[1998–99 in Scottish football#Individual honours|1998–99]]
*[[SFWA Footballer of the Year]]: [[1999–2000 in Scottish football#Individual honours|1999–2000]], [[2002–03 in Scottish football#Individual honours|2002–03]]
*[[SPFA Players' Player of the Year]]: [[2002–03 in Scottish football#Individual honours|2002–03]]
*[[Scottish Premier League monthly awards|SPL Player of the Month]]: [[2000–01 Scottish Premier League#Monthly awards|November 2000]], [[2000–01 Scottish Premier League#Monthly awards|December 2000]], [[2001–02 Scottish Premier League#Monthly awards|February 2002]], [[2002–03 Scottish Premier League#Monthly awards|January 2003]]
*Ferguson became a Member of the [[Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) on 17 June 2006.<ref name=MBE2/><ref name="mbe">{{cite news |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/front_page/5087176.stm |publisher=BBC Sport |title=Thorpe/Ferguson head honours list |date=16 June 2006 |access-date=27 July 2011}}</ref>

===As a manager===
'''Kelty Hearts'''
*[[Lowland Football League|Lowland League]]: [[2019–20 in Scottish football|2019–20]],<ref name=KH20/> [[2020–21 in Scottish football|2020–21]] (promoted after winning the [[Scottish League Two]] play-offs)<ref name=beeb052321>[https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/57132097 Brechin City 0–1 Kelty Hearts] – BBC Sport, 23 May 2021</ref>

==See also==
*[[List of Scotland national football team captains]]
*[[List of Scottish football families]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
*{{Soccerbase|11073}}
*{{SFA profile}}
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football/rangers-fc/barry-ferguson-5143/scottish-league-appearances_a14442/ Rangers profile at ''Sporting-Heroes.net'']
*[http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/authors/barry-ferguson Ferguson's column at the ''Daily Record'']
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