Sir Alex Ferguson the longest serving manager of Manchester United ever

     Sir Alex Ferguson is now the longest-serving manager ever in Man Utd's history i.e. 24 years, 1 month and 13 days. We salute Sir Alex!!!

                 

Sir Alex Ferguson's career as a Manager(Click on the image for a better view)

    Sir Alexander Chapman "Alex" Ferguson, CBE, popularly known as Sir Alex or Fergie (born 31 December 1941 in Govan, Glasgow) is a Scottish football manager and former player, currently managing Manchester United, where he has been in charge since 1986.

Ferguson previously managed East Stirlingshire and St. Mirren, before a highly successful period as manager of Aberdeen. Briefly manager of the Scotland national team – in a temporary capacity owing to the death of Jock Stein – he was appointed manager of Manchester United in November 1986.

With 24 years as manager of Manchester United, he is the longest serving manager in their history after overtaking Sir Matt Busby's record on 19 December 2010. His tenure is also the longest of all the current League managers. During this time, Ferguson has won many awards and holds many records including winning Manager of the Year most times in British football history. In 2008, he became the third British manager to win the European Cup on more than one occasion.

He was knighted in 1999 for his services to the game and also holds the Freedom of the City of Aberdeen.

 Managerial

   Ferguson was made an Inaugural Inductee of the English Football Hall of Fame in 2002 in recognition of his impact on the English game as a manager. In 2003, Ferguson became an inaugural recipient of the FA Coaching Diploma, awarded to all coaches who had at least 10 years' experience of being a manager or head coach.

He is the Vice-President of the National Football Museum, based in Preston, and a member of the Executive Committee of the League Managers Association, and the only manager to win the top league honours and the Double north and south of the England-Scotland border (winning the Premier League with Manchester United, and the Scottish Premier Division with Aberdeen).[citation needed]

He has won 46 trophies as manager which makes him the most successful British football manager in history.
St. Mirren
Scottish First Division (1): 1976–77
Aberdeen
Scottish Premier Division (3): 1979–80, 1983–84, 1984–85
Scottish Cup (4): 1981–82, 1982–83, 1983–84, 1985–86
Scottish League Cup (1): 1985–86
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1982–83
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1983
Manchester United
Premier League (11): 1992–93, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
FA Cup (5): 1989–90, 1993–94, 1995–96, 1998–99, 2003–04
League Cup (4): 1991–92, 2005–06, 2008–09, 2009–10
FA Charity/Community Shield (9): 1990*, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 (* shared)
UEFA Champions League (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1990–91
UEFA Super Cup (1): 1991
Intercontinental Cup (1): 1999
FIFA Club World Cup (1): 2008
Individual
Football Writers' Association Tribute Award: 1996
Mussabini Medal: 1999
UEFA Champions League Manager of the Year: 1998–99
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Coach Award: 1999
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Team Award: 1999
IFFHS Club Coach of the Year: 1999
LMA Manager of the Decade: 1990s
Laureus World Sports Award for Team of the Year: 2000
BBC Sports Personality of the Year Lifetime Achievement Award: 2001
English Football Hall of Fame: 2002
Onze d'Or Coach of the Year (2): 1999, 2007
Professional Footballers' Association Merit Award: 2007
UEFA Team of the Year (2): 2007, 2008
Premier League 10 Seasons Awards (1992/3 – 2001/2)
Manager of the Decade
Most Coaching Appearances (392 games)
Premier League Manager of the Year (9): 1993–94, 1995–96, 1996–97, 1998–99, 1999–2000, 2002–03, 2006–07, 2007–08, 2008–09
Premier League Manager of the Month (24): August 1993, October 1994, February 1996, March 1996, February 1997, October 1997, January 1999, April 1999, August 1999, March 2000, April 2000, February 2001, April 2003, December 2003, February 2005, March 2006, August 2006, October 2006, February 2007, January 2008, March 2008, January 2009, April 2009, September 2009
LMA Manager of the Year (2): 1998–99, 2007–08
World Soccer Magazine World Manager of the Year (4): 1993, 1999, 2007, 2008
Orders and special awards
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE): 1983
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE): 1995
Knight Bachelor: 1999

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