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Watching the decline of Aberdeen and Manchester United in recent seasons, it just shows how good a manager SAF was. Take away his record at both clubs and these clubs wouldn't be half as 'famous' as they are considered in their respective leagues and wider across the world. Below is his record, with the value in (brackets) being how many times the club won the same competition outwith of his time managing them.
He has to be up there with the top two or three managers that the UK has produced. And to think that St Mirren sacked him as their manager, despite producing a remarkable transformation of a team in the lower half of the old Second Division watched by crowds of just over 1,000, to First Division champions in 1977, discovering talent like Billy Stark, Tony Fitzpatrick, Lex Richardson, Frank McGarvey, Bobby Reid and Peter Weir while playing superb attacking football.
At Aberdeen:
Scottish Premiership - three in 1979-80, 1983-84, 1984-85 (1)
Scottish Cup - four in 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86 (3)
Scottish League Cup - one in 1985-86 (5)
Cup Winners' Cup - one in 1982-83 (0)
UEFA Super Cup - one in 1983 (0)
So take away the Fergie years and their record would be equivalent in terms of wins to the Hibees, but with us winning the league twice more and the league cup twice less.
At Manchester United:
Premier League - thirteen in 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13 (7)
FA Cup - five in 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04 (7)
League Cup - four in 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10 (1)
Community Shield - ten in 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 (11)
Champions League - two in 1998-99, 2007-08 (1)
Cup Winners' Cup - one in 1990-91 (0)
UEFA Super Cup - one in 1991 (0)
Intercontinental Cup - one in 1999 (0)
FIFA Club World Cup - one in 2008 (0)
SAF didn't win the Europa League, but they did when he wasn't manager. Probably still better than many in England, but behind another team that play in red.
He has to be up there with the top two or three managers that the UK has produced. And to think that St Mirren sacked him as their manager, despite producing a remarkable transformation of a team in the lower half of the old Second Division watched by crowds of just over 1,000, to First Division champions in 1977, discovering talent like Billy Stark, Tony Fitzpatrick, Lex Richardson, Frank McGarvey, Bobby Reid and Peter Weir while playing superb attacking football.
At Aberdeen:
Scottish Premiership - three in 1979-80, 1983-84, 1984-85 (1)
Scottish Cup - four in 1981-82, 1982-83, 1983-84, 1985-86 (3)
Scottish League Cup - one in 1985-86 (5)
Cup Winners' Cup - one in 1982-83 (0)
UEFA Super Cup - one in 1983 (0)
So take away the Fergie years and their record would be equivalent in terms of wins to the Hibees, but with us winning the league twice more and the league cup twice less.
At Manchester United:
Premier League - thirteen in 1992-93, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1996-97, 1998-99, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2002-03, 2006-07, 2007-08, 2008-09, 2010-11, 2012-13 (7)
FA Cup - five in 1989-90, 1993-94, 1995-96, 1998-99, 2003-04 (7)
League Cup - four in 1991-92, 2005-06, 2008-09, 2009-10 (1)
Community Shield - ten in 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011 (11)
Champions League - two in 1998-99, 2007-08 (1)
Cup Winners' Cup - one in 1990-91 (0)
UEFA Super Cup - one in 1991 (0)
Intercontinental Cup - one in 1999 (0)
FIFA Club World Cup - one in 2008 (0)
SAF didn't win the Europa League, but they did when he wasn't manager. Probably still better than many in England, but behind another team that play in red.