Barry Ferguson
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Barry Ferguson (born February 2, 1978) is a professional football midfielder who currently plays for Rangers F.C..
Ferguson joined his boyhood heroes Rangers at the age of just thirteen. He went on to become a regular for the Glasgow giants and was made captain by manager Dick Advocaat. The arrival at Rangers of Alex McLeish had a very positive impact on Ferguson, and in the 2002-03 season he won the domestic treble as Rangers' captain. He was also voted Scottish Player of the Year.
Ferguson moved to Blackburn Rovers F.C. in 2003 mainly due to severe financial problems at Rangers and he was made captain in July 2004 replacing Garry Flitcroft. Ferguson returned to Rangers on January 31 2005 for a fee of around £4.5m.
Ferguson is also a regular fixture in the Scotland national team where he was also made captain by manager Berti Vogts following the retirement of Paul Lambert.
| Preceded by: Gary Naysmith | Scottish PFA Young Player of the Year 1999 | Succeeded by: Kenny Miller |
| Preceded by: Henrik Larsson | Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 2000 | Succeeded by: Henrik Larsson |
| Preceded by: Paul Lambert | Scottish Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year 2003 | Succeeded by: Jackie McNamara |
| Preceded by: Lorenzo Amoruso | Scottish PFA Players' Player of the Year 2003 | Succeeded by: Chris Sutton |