1957: Joins Queen's Park as amateur while apprentice toolmaker in Glasgow factory.
1960: Joins St Johnstone as part-timer.
1964: Quits toolmaking to join Dunfermline.
1967: Moves to Rangers for £65,000.
1969: Moves to Falkirk, for £20,000.
1973: Joins Ayr, returning to part-time ranks while running his Glasgow pub.
1974: Appointed manager of East Stirling in September, but moves to St Mirren three months later.
1978: Sacked by St Mirren and appointed at Aberdeen as successor to Billy McNeill.
1980: First managerial honour as Aberdeen win Scottish championship.
1982: Aberdeen win the Scottish Cup, beating Rangers 4-1.
1983: Aberdeen retain Scottish Cup, beating Rangers 1-0, and defeat Real Madrid 2-1 in Gothenburg to lift European Cup Winners' Cup.
1984: Aberdeen win Scottish League and Cup double, beating Celtic 2-1 in the Cup final. Ferguson awarded OBE.
1985: Appointed caretaker manager of Scotland following death of Jock Stein during Wales v Scotland World Cup qualifier.
1986: Scotland knocked out of FIFA World Cup in Mexico after
first round. Ferguson leaves Aberdeen to take over at Manchester United
after sacking of Ron Atkinson.
1989: Breaks British transfer record to sign Gary Pallister for £2.3million from Middlesbrough.
1990: First trophy at Old Trafford as Man United beat Crystal Palace 1-0 in an FA Cup final replay after a 3-3 draw.
1991: United overcome Barcelona 2-1 in Rotterdam to win Cup Winners' Cup.
1992: United claim European Super Cup with defeat of Red Star
Belgrade and lift League Cup with 1-0 defeat of Nottingham Forest. Title
dream dies as Leeds United overhaul Man United in final weeks of
campaign.
1993: Old Trafford's 26-year wait for title ends as United
finish 10 points clear of Aston Villa to win inaugural Barclays Premier
League title; Signs Roy Keane from Nottingham Forest for British
transfer record £3.75million.
1994: United become only sixth team to complete League and FA Cup double.
1995: Breaks British transfer record again to sign Andy Cole
from Newcastle United for £7million; United finish runners-up to
Blackburn Rovers in the Barclays Premier League and Everton in the FA
Cup.
1996: United become the first club ever to complete the League
and FA Cup double twice, overcoming one-time runaway leaders Newcastle
in the Barclays Premier League and beating Liverpool 1-0 at Wembley.
1997: Claims fourth championship title in five seasons.
1998: Finishes season trophyless as Arsenal win double.
1999: Leads United to the treble of UEFA Champions
League, Barclays Premier League and FA Cup; Knighted in the Queen's
Birthday Honours.
2000: Guides United to a sixth Barclays Premier League title, finishing the campaign 18 points clear of Arsenal.
2001: Wins seventh title in nine years.
2002: Shelves plans to retire to sign a new three-year deal as
United manager; United finish outside top two in Barclays Premier
League for first time.
2003: United win title again.
2004: United win FA Cup with victory over Millwall in final;
Signs Everton star Wayne Rooney for a fee which could rise to
£27million.
2005: United lose FA Cup final to Arsenal on penalties.
2006: Wins the League Cup for the second time thanks to a 4-0 victory over Wigan.
2007: Wins first Barclays Premier League title for four years but United are denied the double after FA Cup final loss to Chelsea.
2008: Wins Barclays Premier League title again before
defeating Chelsea on penalties in the UEFA Champions League final in
Moscow. United add the FIFA Club World Cup before the end of the year.
2009: Retains Barclays Premier League title having already won
the League Cup against Tottenham. United lose to Barcelona 2-0 in
Champions League final in Rome.
2010: Win League Cup against Aston Villa, as Carlo Ancelotti
helps Chelsea reclaim the title; becomes United's longest-serving
manager.
2011: Secures 12th Barclays Premier League title, and United's
19th English top-flight championship overall, breaking Liverpool's
long-standing record.
May 2012: Pipped to the Barclays Premier League title on a
dramatic final day, with rivals Manchester City taking top spot on goal
difference thanks to Sergio Aguero's added-time winner.
September2012: Ferguson manages his 1,000th Barclays
Premer League match with United against Southampton. Two weeks later, he
wins his 100th game in the Champions League beating Galatasaray at Old
Trafford.
22 April 2013: United land a record 20th Barclays Premier League title with a 3-0 win over Aston Villa.
8 May 2013: United announce he will retire at the end of the season.
