Born in Ardrossan, Ferguson came through Willie Waddell's Kilmarnock youth system in the early 1960s. Ferguson took over in the first-team following an injury to Campbell Forsyth in 1964–65.[2] He retained the goalkeeper's shirt for the remainder of the season, playing eight games and keeping four clean sheets.[3]
In 1964–65Heart of Midlothian F.C. fought out a championship title race with Waddell's Kilmarnock. In the era of two points for a win Hearts were three points clear with two games remaining. Hearts drew with Dundee United meaning the last game of the season with the two title challengers playing each other at Tynecastle would be a league decider. Kilmarnock needed to win by a two-goal margin to take the title. Hearts entered the game as favourites with both a statistical and home advantage. They also had a solid pedigree of trophy winning under Walker. Waddell's Kilmarnock in contrast had been nearly men. Four times in the previous five seasons they had finished league runners-up including Hearts' triumph in 1960. Killie had also lost three domestic cup finals during the same period including the 1962 League Cup Final defeat to Hearts. Hearts had won five of the six senior cup finals they played in under Walker. Even the final they had lost was in a replay after drawing the first game. Hearts' Roald Jensen hit the post after six minutes. Kilmarnock then scored twice through Davie Sneddon and Brian McIlroy after 27 and 29 minutes. Alan Gordon had an excellent chance to clinch the title for Hearts in second half injury time but was denied by a Ferguson diving save pushing the ball past the post. The 2–0 defeat meant Hearts lost the title by an average of 0.042 goals.[4][5][6] Subsequently, Hearts were instrumental in pushing through a change to use goal difference to separate teams level on points. Ironically this rule change later denied Hearts the title in 1985–86.[7] This is the only time to date Killie's have been Scottish champions.[8]
Ferguson went on to make 73 league appearances for the club.[9] During his time with Kilmarnock he won seven caps for Scotland.[10]
West Ham United including Sheffield Wednesday loan
Ferguson was transferred east London club West Ham United for a fee of £65,000 in 1967, which at the time was a world record fee for a goalkeeper. He made his Hammers debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 19 August 1967, the first game of the 1967–68 season. Despite having to compete for the number one shirt with Peter Grotier and Mervyn Day, Ferguson still managed 276 appearances during his 13 years at West Ham. He spent time with Sheffield Wednesday on loan in 1973, making five appearances for them. The signing of Phil Parkes in February 1979 ultimately meant the end of his career at West Ham. He played his last game for the Upton Park club in a 2–1 defeat on 14 November 1979 against Chelsea, and left in 1980. He received a testimonial match in 1981, against Southampton, for which he earned £20,000. He also played reserve team football for West Ham as a winger.[11]
Adelaide City
In 1981 Ferguson emigrated to Australia. He played with Adelaide City for one year and then coached the club the following year. He later coached with Vacation Soccer Schools and Burnside Rugby Club.[12]
Career after football
In 1982, he ran a diving firm for six years, but gave up when a colleague was attacked by a shark.[13][11]
Bobby Ferguson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
Bobby Ferguson at westhamstats.info
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For the former Ipswich Town manager see Bobby Ferguson footballer born 1938 Robert Ferguson born 1 March 1945 is a Scottish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper Bobby FergusonPersonal informationFull nameRobert Ferguson 1 Date of birth 1945 03 01 1 March 1945 age 78 Place of birthArdrossan ScotlandPosition s GoalkeeperSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1964 1967Kilmarnock73 0 1967 1980West Ham United240 0 1974 Sheffield Wednesday loan 5 0 1982Adelaide City22 0 Total340 0 International career1965 1966Scotland7 0 1966 1967Scottish League XI2 0 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Football career 1 1 Kilmarnock 1 2 West Ham United including Sheffield Wednesday loan 2 Adelaide City 3 Career after football 4 Honours 5 References 6 External linksFootball career EditKilmarnock Edit Born in Ardrossan Ferguson came through Willie Waddell s Kilmarnock youth system in the early 1960s Ferguson took over in the first team following an injury to Campbell Forsyth in 1964 65 2 He retained the goalkeeper s shirt for the remainder of the season playing eight games and keeping four clean sheets 3 In 1964 65 Heart of Midlothian F C fought out a championship title race with Waddell s Kilmarnock In the era of two points for a win Hearts were three points clear with two games remaining Hearts drew with Dundee United meaning the last game of the season with the two title challengers playing each other at Tynecastle would be a league decider Kilmarnock needed to win by a two goal margin to take the title Hearts entered the game as favourites with both a statistical and home advantage They also had a solid pedigree of trophy winning under Walker Waddell s Kilmarnock in contrast had been nearly men Four times in the previous five seasons they had finished league runners up including Hearts triumph in 1960 Killie had also lost three domestic cup finals during the same period including the 1962 League Cup Final defeat to Hearts Hearts had won five of the six senior cup finals they played in under Walker Even the final they had lost was in a replay after drawing the first game Hearts Roald Jensen hit the post after six minutes Kilmarnock then scored twice through Davie Sneddon and Brian McIlroy after 27 and 29 minutes Alan Gordon had an excellent chance to clinch the title for Hearts in second half injury time but was denied by a Ferguson diving save pushing the ball past the post The 2 0 defeat meant Hearts lost the title by an average of 0 042 goals 4 5 6 Subsequently Hearts were instrumental in pushing through a change to use goal difference to separate teams level on points Ironically this rule change later denied Hearts the title in 1985 86 7 This is the only time to date Killie s have been Scottish champions 8 Ferguson went on to make 73 league appearances for the club 9 During his time with Kilmarnock he won seven caps for Scotland 10 West Ham United including Sheffield Wednesday loan Edit Ferguson was transferred east London club West Ham United for a fee of 65 000 in 1967 which at the time was a world record fee for a goalkeeper He made his Hammers debut against Sheffield Wednesday on 19 August 1967 the first game of the 1967 68 season Despite having to compete for the number one shirt with Peter Grotier and Mervyn Day Ferguson still managed 276 appearances during his 13 years at West Ham He spent time with Sheffield Wednesday on loan in 1973 making five appearances for them The signing of Phil Parkes in February 1979 ultimately meant the end of his career at West Ham He played his last game for the Upton Park club in a 2 1 defeat on 14 November 1979 against Chelsea and left in 1980 He received a testimonial match in 1981 against Southampton for which he earned 20 000 He also played reserve team football for West Ham as a winger 11 Adelaide City EditIn 1981 Ferguson emigrated to Australia He played with Adelaide City for one year and then coached the club the following year He later coached with Vacation Soccer Schools and Burnside Rugby Club 12 Career after football EditIn 1982 he ran a diving firm for six years but gave up when a colleague was attacked by a shark 13 11 Honours EditKilmarnockScottish league champions 1964 65References Edit Bobby Ferguson Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 23 April 2017 Do You Remember Campbell Forsyth 1961 65 www killiefc com Archived from the original on 14 November 2007 Retrieved 8 April 2010 Season Diary 1964 65 KillieFC com Retrieved 9 October 2017 Heaney William Killie s final day victory breaks Hearts The Football Pink Archived from the original on 30 October 2016 Retrieved 9 October 2007 1965 04 24 Sat Hearts 0 Kilmarnock 2 www londonhearts com cb76kfc 10 July 2008 Hearts 0 Killie 2 24 04 1965 Archived from the original on 14 December 2021 via YouTube 1964 1974 Hearts History Club Hearts www heartsfc co uk p preprod performgroup com Archived from the original on 21 May 2016 Retrieved 24 May 2017 Kilmarnock Competition History by competition FitbaStats Retrieved 9 October 2017 Ferguson Bobby FitbaStats Retrieved 9 October 2017 Bobby Ferguson 1965 1966 ScotlandFootballStats Retrieved 9 October 2017 a b Hogg Tony 2005 Who s Who of West Ham United Profile Sports Media p 82 ISBN 1 903135 50 8 Where are they now Bob s 70 71 Pages Archived from the original on 27 April 2012 Retrieved 1 January 2007 Do You Remember Bobby Ferguson 1964 67 www killiefc com Archived from the original on 11 November 2007 Retrieved 8 April 2010 External links EditBobby Ferguson at the Scottish Football Association Bobby Ferguson at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database Bobby Ferguson at westhamstats info Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bobby Ferguson footballer born 1945 amp oldid 1077852420, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
