Midfielder Barry Ferguson makes his Rangers debut in 1997 after coming through the Ibrox club's youth ranks. Seen here during the 1997/98 campaign, the last of Walter Smith's first spell as manager, Ferguson becomes a regular for his boyhood heroes
Ferguson's rise to prominence continues after Smith is replaced by Dick Advocaat with the Dutch manager relying heavily on the youngster during the treble-winning campaign of 1998/99 before injury curtails his season
Impressive performances at club level lead to Ferguson's Scotland debut in September 1998, the first of 45 international caps
Success continues for Advocaat and Ferguson in 2000 with the league and cup double supplemented by manager and player of the year awards respectively
Martin O'Neill's arrival at Celtic transforms Rangers' Old Firm rivals and Ferguson is sent off after receiving two bookings during a heavy 6-2 defeat at Celtic Park
Months later, Ferguson replaces Lorenzo Amoruso as Rangers captain and soon scores his first Old Firm goal as the Ibrox side enact revenge on Celtic with a 5-1 victory
Advocaat is replaced by Alex McLeish and Ferguson skippers Rangers to the treble in season 2002/03, also winning player of the year awards for that campaign
Months later, Ferguson joins Blackburn Rovers in a �7.5m move and is reunited with former Rangers boss Graeme Souness, who oversaw his early development
Disaster strikes for Ferguson in December 2003 as he sustains a kneecap fracture during Rovers' win over Newcastle United
After recovering from a lengthy spell on the sidelines, Ferguson is made captain of the Ewood Park club by Souness, shortly before the manager departs for Newcastle and is replaced by Mark Hughes
McLeish brings Ferguson back to Ibrox in January 2005 and the pair once again enjoy success with the League Cup and SPL title later that same year
Ferguson endures a turbulent relationship with McLeish's successor Paul Le Guen, who strips the midfielder of the Ibrox captaincy and drops him from the first team days before the Frenchman himself leaves Rangers by mutual consent
Smith, the man who handed Ferguson his Rangers first-team debut, returns to the Ibrox hot-seat and reinstates Ferguson as captain
Ferguson, who became Scotland captain in 2004, scores against Italy in a crucial Euro 2008 qualifier but it proves in vain as the Scots narrowly miss out on the finals. To date, Ferguson has never appeared in the finals of a major international tournament
Rangers embark on a lucrative European run in season 2007/08 and Ferguson breaks the record of European appearances by a Rangers player held by John Greig (pictured). Ferguson also breaks Kenny Dalglish's record of European appearances by a Scottish player
The unfancied Ibrox side win a penalty shoot-out against Fiorentina to reach the 2008 Uefa Cup final
But there is to be no European glory for Ferguson in the Manchester final as Zenit St Petersburg, managed by Advocaat, record a 2-0 triumph. Ferguson is consoled afterwards by assistant manager and former team-mate Ally McCoist
Ferguson and club-mate Allan McGregor are dropped to the bench for Scotland's World Cup qualifier against Iceland after a breach of discipline and the pair become embroiled in more controversy when they make gestures during the Hampden victory
In the days that follow, Ferguson is stripped of the Rangers captaincy for a second time and is suspended by his club, placing his Ibrox future in doubt. He is also told that, along with McGregor, he will no longer be considered for international selection
Following suspension and injury, Ferguson returns to the Rangers team for the closing weeks of the 2008/09 season and helps them win the SPL and Scottish Cup. Here he applauds fans at Hampden after his last Rangers game weeks before he joins Birmingham
Ferguson, pictured here with Manchester United's Ryan Giggs, is reunited with McLeish at Birmingham and features heavily in the Blues' first season back in the Premier League
Ferguson's consistent performances help Birmingham finish ninth in England's top flight. The midfielder is approached by new Scotland manager Craig Levein about returning to international football but Ferguson declines to focus on his club career
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