Drew Ferguson (soccer)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Drew Ferguson

| image =

| fullname = Andrew William Ferguson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|11|9}}

| birth_place = Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

| height = {{height|m=1.80}}

| position = Midfielder/Defender

| currentclub =

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Powell River Lions

| youthyears2 =

| youthclubs2 = Leeds United

| years1 = 1978 | clubs1 = Vancouver Whitecaps | caps1 = 1 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1979–1982 | clubs2 = Edmonton Drillers | caps2 = 80 | goals2 = 4

| years3 = 1980–1982 | clubs3 = Edmonton Drillers (indoor) | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 32

| years4 = 1982 | clubs4 = Burton Albion | caps4 = | goals4 =

| years5 = 1982–1983 | clubs5 = Buffalo Stallions (indoor) | caps5 = 36 | goals5 = 11

| years6 = 1983–1984 | clubs6 = Cleveland Force (indoor) | caps6 = 44 | goals6 = 20

| years7 = 1984–1985 | clubs7 = New York Cosmos (indoor) | caps7 = 24 | goals7 = 6

| years8 = 1985–1986 | clubs8 = Chicago Sting (indoor) | caps8 = 38 | goals8 = 7

| years9 = 1987 | clubs9 = Edmonton Brick Men | caps9 = 20 | goals9 = 0

| years10= 1988–1990 | clubs10= Hamilton Steelers | caps10= 45 | goals10= 3

| years11= 1989–1990 | clubs11= Cleveland Crunch (indoor) | caps11= 12 | goals11= 0

| years12= 1990 | clubs12= Ottawa Intrepid | caps12= 6 | goals12= 0

| years13= 1990–1991 | clubs13= Kitchener Spirit/Kickers | caps13= 26 | goals13= 3

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1991

| nationalteam1 = Canada

| nationalcaps1 = 10

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| manageryears1 = 1990

| managerclubs1 = Ottawa Intrepid

| manageryears2 = 1991

| managerclubs2 = Kitchener Kickers

| manageryears3 = 2004–

| managerclubs3 = Canada Para team

| pcupdate = 30 June 2009

| ntupdate = 30 June 2009

| medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{fb|CAN}}}}

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

Early life

He began playing soccer when he was five years old with the Powell River Lions.{{cite web|url=https://www.canadasoccer.com/profile/?id=1124|title=Drew Ferguson profile|work=Canadian Soccer Association|date=28 January 2020 }} He also excelled in track and field, setting a record running the fastest mile for a 10-year-old in the world at 5:33.34.{{cite web|url=https://www.prpeak.com/local-sports/drew-ferguson-named-to-powell-river-sports-hall-of-fame-3411642|title=Drew Ferguson named to Powell River Sports Hall of Fame|date=May 24, 2019|first=Sara|last=Donnelly|work=Powell River Peak}} When he was 15, he participated in a soccer camp, where Jack Charlton was a guest coach, who brought him to train with Leeds United, and lived with him.

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.NASL Jerseys: [http://www.nasljerseys.com/Players/F/Ferguson.Drew.htm Drew Ferguson] Retrieved on 14 February 2009

Over his 13 year career, Ferguson would go on to play for in Canada, the United States and England, playing for the Vancouver Whitecaps, Edmonton Drillers, Burton Albion, Hamilton Steelers, Kitchener Spirit/Kickers and indoor soccer with Buffalo Stallions, Cleveland Force, New York Cosmos, Chicago Sting, and Cleveland Crunch.{{Cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/soccer/stats/p-fergudre001|title=Drew Ferguson Division I and Indoor Stats|work=Stats Crew}}{{cite web|url=https://www.statscrew.com/minorsoccer/stats/p-fergudre001|title=Drew Ferguson Division II and III Stats|work=Stats Crew}} During this time, he was named MVP three times.

International career

Ferguson did not make his first appearance for the Canadian national soccer team until he was 27 years old in a 2–1 win over Trinidad and Tobago in Port of Spain in 1985. He made six appearances in friendly matches in 1985 but was not recalled again until 1989. His final cap came in a 0–2 defeat in a March 1991 North American Nations Cup match against the United States in Torrance, California.{{Cite web|url=https://canadasoccer.com/index.php?pid=1124&t=profile&|title=Drew Ferguson|website=www.canadasoccer.com|date=21 November 2019 |access-date=May 11, 2020}}

=International goals=

:Scores and results list Canada's goal tally first.

class="wikitable"

! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

16 April 1989

Tórshavn, Faroe Islands

1–0

Friendly match

Managerial career

Ferguson served as the head coach and general manager for the Kitchener Spirit of the Canadian Soccer League in 1991,Kitchener/Waterloo Record: [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/therecord/access/513941511.html?dids=513941511:513941511&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+25%2C+1991&author=Steve+Cannon&pub=Kitchener+-+Waterloo+Record&edition=&startpage=C.1&desc=Kickers%2C+coach+play+waiting+game Kickers, coach play waiting game] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018034517/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/therecord/access/513941511.html?dids=513941511:513941511&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Sep+25,+1991&author=Steve+Cannon&pub=Kitchener+-+Waterloo+Record&edition=&startpage=C.1&desc=Kickers,+coach+play+waiting+game |date=2012-10-18 }} 25 September 1991{{cite web|url=https://www.csl1987.ca/kitchener-spirit-kickers-1990-91|title=Kitchener Spirit/Kickers|work=CSL Memories}}

He currently serves as the coach for the Canadian Para soccer team.

Honours

Canada

North American Nations Cup: 3rd place, 1991{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/north-am-champ91.html#sqd|title=North American Championship 1991 (Los Angeles, USA)-Squads|access-date=April 20, 2025}}