life Burglary attempts at his homes In 2001, two burglars broke into Ferguson's home in Rufford, Lancashire. Ferguson confronted them and was able to detain one of them, who subsequently spent three days in hospital. The second man managed to flee but was eventually caught. Both men were sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment for their actions. In January 2003, Ferguson caught another burglar at his home in Formby, Merseyside; the burglar attacked Ferguson, who retaliated. The burglar was hospitalised and later alleged that Ferguson had assaulted him, but this was dismissed by police. Convictions for physical altercations Ferguson has had four convictions for assault – two arising from taxi rank scuffles, one an altercation with a fisherman in an Anstruther pub, and one for his on-field headbutt on Raith Rovers defender John McStay in 1994 while playing for Rangers, which resulted in a rare conviction for an on-the-field incident. The first incident led to a £100 fine for headbutting a policeman and a £25 fine for a Breach of the Peace, while the second resulted in a £200 fine for punching and kicking a supporter on crutches. He was sentenced to a year's probation for the third offence. For the 1994 on-the-field headbutting, he received and served a three-month jail term for assault. Ferguson's troubles with the law and his imprisonment inspired Finnish composer Osmo Tapio Räihälä to write a symphonic poem as a "musical portrait" of Ferguson, titled Barlinnie Nine. Campaigning Ferguson has pledged his support to the "Keep Everton in Our City" campaign, saying: Career statistics Club International Managerial record Honours Dundee United Scottish Cup runner-up: 1990–91 Rangers Scottish Premier Division: 1993–94 Scottish Cup runner-up: 1993–94 Everton FA Cup: 1994–95 Newcastle United FA Cup: runner-up 1998–99 Individual Premier League Player of the Month: February 1995 References External links 1971 births Living people Scottish expatriates in Spain Dundee United F.C. players Everton F.C. players Association football forwards Newcastle United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Premier League players Rangers F.C. players Scotland international footballers Scottish footballers UEFA Euro 1992 players Scottish people convicted of assault Scotland under-21 international footballers Everton F.C. non-playing staff Scottish football managers Everton F.C. managers Forest Green Rovers F.C. managers Premier League managers Association football coaches Sportspeople convicted of crimes FA Cup Final players