Alexander Chapman Ferguson was born into the world on Hogmanay 1941, during the early years of World War Two.
He remains one of Glasgow’s best known sons having had a hugely successful football career as manager of Aberdeen and Manchester United.
Ferguson remains proud of his upbringing in Govan and still has a strong association with the area till this day as he puts down many of his achievements to his Govan roots.
Speaking about his upbringing in Govan, Ferguson said: "Survival was the essence. Ambition had nothing to do with their lives. Yet there was an incredible warmth of fellow feeling among them, a loyalty that was as deep as the marrow.
“I wish I could revisit, however briefly, the sense of community that existed in the Govan of my childhood. It could be a rough world but there were wonderful values at the heart of it. Loyalty has been the anchor of my life and it is something that I learned in Govan."
Here are 11 locations in Glasgow which helped Alex Ferguson become one of the greatest football managers of all time.
Ferguson remains proud of his upbringing in Govan and still has a strong association with the area till this day as he puts down many of his achievements to his Govan roots.
![Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was recognised with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at Glasgow Caledonian University in July 2001. The 82-year-old has been a long time supporter of the university and was a founding donor of the GCU Foundation, to which he has given £700,000. Glasgow Caledonian University. In 2019, the university renamed their library after him.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/03/19/15/36/AlexFerguson.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=540)
5. Glasgow Caledonian University
Former Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson was recognised with an honorary degree of Doctor of Letters at Glasgow Caledonian University in July 2001. The 82-year-old has been a long time supporter of the university and was a founding donor of the GCU Foundation, to which he has given £700,000. Glasgow Caledonian University. In 2019, the university renamed their library after him. | Glasgow Caledonian University, Research Collections
![Alex Ferguson's first job was a five-year apprenticeship as a toolmaker at the factory in Hillington. It would be here that he would meet his future wife, Cathy Holding. He was also a shop steward at the factory.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/06/10/18/162183868_2874407532824233_8305314747529697567_n.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=800)
6. Remington Rand Factory
Alex Ferguson's first job was a five-year apprenticeship as a toolmaker at the factory in Hillington. It would be here that he would meet his future wife, Cathy Holding. He was also a shop steward at the factory. | Glasgow City Archives
7. Shieldhall Road
357 Sheildhall Road is believed to be the birthplace of Alex Ferguson. | Google Maps
![Alex Ferguson began senior football with Queen’s Park and enjoyed a largely successful playing career, most notably with Dunfermline Athletic.](https://www.thestar.co.uk/jpim-static/image/2024/06/06/11/18/Capture.JPG.jpg?crop=3:2&trim=&width=369)
8. Queen's Park
Alex Ferguson began senior football with Queen’s Park and enjoyed a largely successful playing career, most notably with Dunfermline Athletic. | Supplied