Alex Ferguson played professional football from 1957 to 1974, all for Scottish clubs, before becoming even more famous as a manager. He was the manager of St Mirren from 1974 to 1978 and won the Cup Winners Cup in 1983 with Aberdeen. He was nicknamed "Furious Fergie" while he was managing Aberdeen. He also managed the Scotland team at the 1986 World Cup. He joined Manchester United as their manager in November 1986, replacing Ron Atkinson, who had managed the club since 1981. He became the most