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PAISLEY V FERGUSON: WHO'S THE GREATESTIt is often said that Alex Ferguson is the best manager ever because of the number of trophies he has won at Man Utd. However, he has been there nearly twenty years...
League Championships Paisley: 6 Ferguson: 8
FA Cups Paisley: 0 Ferguson: 5
European Cups Paisley: 3 Ferguson: 1
UEFA Cups Paisley: 1 Ferguson: 0
Cup Winners Cups Paisley: 0 Ferguson: 1
League Cups Paisley: 3 Ferguson: 1
European Super Cup-World Club Champs Paisley: 1 Ferguson: 2
Charity Shields Paisley: 6 Ferguson: 6
Manager of the Year Paisley: 6 Ferguson: 7
Now look at these statistics in terms of percentages. These relate to the number of times they won a trophy in relation to the number of years they took part. For example, Bob Paisley won the league in 67% of the seasons he was in charge.
League Championships Paisley: 67% Ferguson: 42%
FA Cups Paisley: 0% Ferguson: 28%
European Cups Paisley: 43% Ferguson: 9%
UEFA Cups Paisley: 100% Ferguson: 0%
Cup Winners Cups Paisley: 0% Ferguson: 50%
European trophies in total
Paisley: 44% Ferguson: 13%
League Cups Paisley: 33% Ferguson: 5%
European Super Cup-World Club Champs Paisley: 33% Ferguson: 50%
Charity Shields Paisley: 83% Ferguson: 45%
Manager of the Year Paisley: 67% Ferguson: 37%
Also, using money as an indicator, only twice did Paisley break transfer records to buy players. Kenny Dalglish was a British record while Graeme Souness was a record between two English clubs.
Ferguson by comparison has broken the British record on many occasions in various categories.
