Glenn Ferguson

Who is Glenn Ferguson?

Glenn 'Spike' Ferguson is a Northern Irish former football player and current manager. He is currently the manager of Ballymena United.

During his playing career, he played for Ards and Glenavon before joining Linfield in January 1998 for an Irish League record transfer fee of £55,000. He was released by Linfield in May 2009, after which he signed for Lisburn Distillery where he finished his career.

He is Linfield's top scorer in European competition with 5 goals: Ferguson opening his European account with a consolation goal as Linfield were beaten 5-1 at the GSP Stadium in the 1998–99 UEFA Cup. The following week he netted again the home leg.

Ferguson netted twice against FC Haka in the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League and his fifth and final goal in European competition was against Stabæk Fotball in the 2002–03 UEFA Cup.

Ferguson amassed over 1,000 domestic appearances and scored a total of 563 goals in Irish football, placing him 2nd behind Jimmy Jones on the list of all-time goalscorers in Irish Football. He had also been capped 5 times by Northern Ireland.