Sir Alex Ferguson is the most successful manager in the history of the British game, spending 26 years at Manchester United and winning 38 trophies in that time.
Press Association Sport looks at some of the 76-year-old’s career stats after news of his emergency surgery following a brain haemorrhage.
2.3million: The British transfer record fee Ferguson paid to sign Gary Pallister for Manchester United from Middlesbrough.
7million: The British transfer record Ferguson paid to sign Andy Cole from Newcastle.
30,000: Ferguson was fined £30,000 for his verbal attack on referee Martin Atkinson at Chelsea in 2011 “You want a fair referee, or a strong referee anyway – and we didn’t get that,” said Ferguson in the aftermath of the 2-1 defeat. “I must say, when I saw who the referee was I feared it. I feared the worst.”
5: Number of matches he was banned from the touchline for for the above comments.
1,000: Ferguson managed his 1,000th league game with United against Southampton in September 2013.
49: Number of trophies he won as a manager with St Mirren, Aberdeen and United.
26: Old Trafford’s 26-year wait for a title ended in 1993 as United won the inaugural Premier League title.
20: United landed a record 20th league title with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa in 2013.
18: Number of points United finished clear of Arsenal when Ferguson guided them to a sixth Premier League title in 2000.
1: Ferguson’s first match as United boss ended in a 2-0 defeat to Oxford in November 1986.
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