Drew Ferguson

Drew Ferguson

Personal information
Date of birth	November 9, 1957
Place of birth	Powell River, British Columbia, Canada
Playing position	midfielder or defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1978	Vancouver Whitecaps	1	(0)
1979–1982	Edmonton Drillers	80	(4)
1982–1983	Buffalo Stallions	36	(11)
1983–1984	Cleveland Force	44	(20)
1984–1985	New York Cosmos	24	(6)
1985–1986	Chicago Sting	38	(7)
1987–1989	Hamilton Steelers
1989–1990	Cleveland Crunch	12	(0)
National team^‡
1985–1991	Canada	9	(1)
Teams managed
1990–1991	Kitchener Spirit
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 June 2009. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 June 2009

Drew Ferguson is a former Canadian soccer player born November 9, 1957 in Powell River, British Columbia.

Club career

Ferguson received initial attention during the 1977 Canada Games where he scored in the final championship game. He started his North American Soccer League career with a single appearance for the Vancouver Whitecaps in 1978, but went on to appear in 80 games for the Edmonton Drillers from 1979 to 1982.^[1]

Ferguson would go on to play for such teams as the Hamilton Steelers of the Canadian Soccer League and the Cleveland Force/Cleveland Crunch of the Major Indoor Soccer League.

International career

Ferguson did not make his first appearance for the Canadian national soccer team until he was 27 years old with a 2-1 win over Trinidad and Tobago in 1985.

Managerial career

Since retiring as a player, Ferguson has served as the head coach for the Kitchener Spirit of the Canadian Soccer League from 1990–1991,^[2] and for Canada's Cerebral Palsy (CP-ISRA) 7-a-side squad at the 2005 and 2007 World Championship.^[3]

References

1. NASL Jerseys: Drew Ferguson Retrieved on 14 February 2009
2. Kitchener/Waterloo Record: Kickers, coach play waiting game 25 September 1991
3. CSA: Drew Ferguson Retrieved on 28 July 2012