Ferguson donates memorabilia  to Scottish university

Sir Alex Ferguson has donated a selection of memorabilia to a Scottish university that has renamed its library after the football legend.

The former Manchester United manager visited Glasgow Caledonian University (GCU) yesterday  to donate a number of personal items while officially opening the Sir Alex Ferguson Library.

Among the collection, which will be housed in a display called Sir Alex – My Story in Objects, are his A-licence coaching certificate from 1979 and a diary from 1993 – the season he won his first Premier League title with the Old Trafford club.

The display in the library’s dedicated archive centre is open to students, staff and the general public.

The university was keen to give an insight into the person the library has been named after and I hope that donating personal items from my life will help to do that.

Sir Alex, who has also managed Aberdeen and Scotland, said: “I’ve had a brilliant relationship with GCU over many years now and it is an absolute honour that the university has chosen to name its library after me.

“The university was keen to give an insight into the person the library has been named after and I hope that donating personal items from my life will help to do that.

“I thoroughly enjoy returning to the university and listening to students speak passionately about their experiences.

“I see great ambition and potential in many of our young people.”

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The 77-year-old has been a long-time supporter of the university and was a founding donor of the GCU Foundation, which he has given £700,000 to so far.