- Glenn Ferguson
Football player infobox
playername = Glenn Ferguson
fullname = Glenn Ferguson
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|07|10
cityofbirth =Belfast
countryofbirth =Northern Ireland
height = height|m=1.80
nickname = "Spike"
currentclub = Linfield
clubnumber = 9
position = Forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Dungoyne Boys Fisher Body
years = 1987-1990 1990-1998 1998-present
clubs = Ards Glenavon Linfield
caps(goals) = 82 (23) 363 (227) 471 (261)
nationalyears = 1999-2001 1997-1998 1991-2000
nationalteam = Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland B
Irish League XI
nationalcaps(goals) = 5 (0) 2 (0) 4 (2)
pcupdate = 25 April 2008
ntupdate = 25 April 2008Glenn 'Spike' Ferguson (born
10 July 1969 ) is a Northern Irish footballer currently playing forIrish Premier League club Linfield.Ferguson has scored 501 goals in Irish football, and also been capped by Northern Ireland.
He previously had spells with Ards and Glenavon before joining Linfield in January 1998 for an Irish League record transfer fee of £55,000.
Records
On
1 December 2006 , he scored his 226th goal for Linfield, which took his career total to 476, making him the third highest scorer in the history of the local game, behind only Jimmy Jones andJoe Bambrick .On the 2nd February 2008, during the CIS Cup Final, Ferguson came off the bench with 20 minutes remaining with Linfield trailing 2-1 to Crusaders. He scored twice in the last five minutes to turn around the match. Linfield won 3-2. These were his 500th and 501st goals in Irish Football, and his 250th and 251st for Linfield.
His Linfield career record, as of 2nd February 2008, stands at 454 games (31 as substitute) and 251 goals [http://irishleaguesupporters.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=951&d=1202726074 Look At Linfield Match Programme (9 February 2008)] .
On
February 9 2008 he became the all-time top goalscorer in the Irish Cup with two strikes against Bangor [ [http://www.linfieldfc.com/latestnews.asp?nid=2799 Welcome to Linfield Football Club ] ] .International career
Having been previously capped for Northern Ireland B, Ferguson was first called into the Full Northern Ireland squad late in 1998. He made his debut against Canada on
April 7 1999 but did not play again until 2001. In all won five caps but was barred from further appearances after his arrest for allegedly assaulting a bouncer in a Prague nightclub after a World Cup Qualifier against the Czech Republic [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/irish/3026984.stm BBC SPORT | Football | Irish | NI players could face trial ] ] .Ferguson has also represented the Irish League four times, scoring twice.
Club Honours
In his twenty-one year career Ferguson has won 29 winner's medals [ [http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2006/11/glenn-ferguson.html Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats: Glenn Ferguson ] ] .
"(with Glenavon)"
*Irish Cup Winner (1) 1996-97
*Gold Cup Winner (2) 1990-91, 1997-98
*Floodlit Cup Winner (1) 1996-97
*Co. Antrim Shield Winner (2) 1990-91, 1995-96
*Mid Ulster Cup Winner (1) 1990-91
*Charity Shield Winner (1) 1992 (shared)"(with Linfield)"
*Irish Premier League Champion (6) 1999-00, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
*Irish Cup Winner (4) 2001-02, 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
*League Cup Winner (4) 1998-99, 1999-00, 2005-06, 2007-08
*Co. Antrim Shield Winner (5) 1997-98, 2000-01, 2003-04, 2004-05, 2005-06
*Charity Shield Winner (1) 2000
*Setanta Cup Winner (1) 2005Personal Awards & Achievements
*Irish League Topscorer [ [http://www.rsssf.com/tablesn/niltops.html Northern Ireland - List of Topscorers ] ] (2) 1994-95 (27 goals), 2003-04 (25 goals)
*Ulster Footballer of the Year [ [http://irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com/2007/09/ulster-footballer-of-year-award-winners.html Irish League Footballing Greats: Ulster Footballer of the Year Award Winners ] ] (3) 2001, 2004, 2006
*Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year [ [http://irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com/2007/09/northern-ireland-football-writers.html Irish League Footballing Greats: Northern Ireland Football Writers' Player of the Year ] ] (3) 2001, 2004, 2006
*Northern Ireland PFA Player of the Year [ [http://irishleaguegreats.blogspot.com/2007/09/northern-ireland-pfa-player-of-year.html Irish League Footballing Greats: Northern Ireland PFA Player of the Year ] ] (1) 1994References
External links
* [http://nifootball.blogspot.com/2006/11/glenn-ferguson.html NIFG]
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