Fergie: The Lost Tapes

Alex Ferguson – Manchester United’s Greatest Era Retold

Wayne Barton (Author)

Fergie: The Lost Tapes

Alex Ferguson – Manchester United’s Greatest Era Retold

Wayne Barton (Author)

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'A treasure trove of insights into the greatest manager of all time' Rob Smyth

'A definitive, unique and painstakingly researched history of an extraordinary era' Ian Herbert, Daily Mail

SIR ALEX FERGUSON – MANCHESTER UNITED'S GREATEST MANAGER – TOLD THROUGH PREVIOUSLY UNHEARD RECORDINGS

For more than two decades, Sir Alex Ferguson defined dominance in world football. Winning thirteen league titles, two European Cups, five FA Cups, four League Cups and one Cup Winners' Cup, he built one of the most formidable dynasties the sport has ever seen.

Forty years on from his arrival at Manchester United, his extraordinary story is re-examined in a ground-breaking way.

Through 400 hours of exclusive audio archives recorded between 1986 and 2013, Wayne Barton uncovers the authentic voices of Sir Alex Ferguson and the playerswho shared in Manchester United's golden age. Rich in first-hand testimony, the result is an unparalleled portrait of a managerial genius.

This is Ferguson's United as it has never been heard before – a definitive intimate and forensic account of the most successful era in football history.

The book includes EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS with Andres Iniésta, Jamie Carragher, Martin Edwards, Rene Meulensteen, Michael Knighton, Paul Parker, Ron Atkinson, Harry Redknapp and more.

As well as RARE RECORDINGS from David Beckham, Gary Neville, Roy Keane, Eric Cantona, Bryan Robson, Phil Neville, Arsene Wenger, Peter Schmeichel, Jaap Stam, Brian McClair, Mark Hughes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Nicky Butt, Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Teddy Sheringham, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra and more.

Foreword by Martin Edwards
Prologue
1. Beginnings
2. Bequeathment
3. Change
4. Rotterdam
5. 25 Years
6. Premier
7. The First Double
8. Selhurst
9. Kids
10. Au Revoir, Bonjour
11. The Summit
12. After Glory
13. Bye-Bye Beckham
14. The Perch
15. Strings
16. Deep Cut
17. The Impossible Dream
Epilogue
Acknowledgements
Bibliography

Product details

Published	24 Sep 2026
Format	Hardback
Edition	1st
Pages	528
ISBN	9781399420396
Imprint	Bloomsbury Sport
Dimensions	234 x 153 mm
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Wayne Barton

Wayne Barton is the author of twenty books on Manc…

A definitive, unique and painstakingly researched history of an extraordinary era

Ian Herbert, sports writer at the Daily Mail
There have been dozens of books about Alex Ferguson the winner. This is the first to properly show us Ferguson the man still working it out: hesitant, funny, occasionally exposed, years before the armour fully closed. Barton's access to the Tyrrell archive is a genuine find, and he's matched it with a book's worth of voices, from dressing rooms to referees' rooms, that argue with each other in the best possible way

Guillem Balague
Another exceptional Manchester United book by Wayne Barton. A unique, previously unheard take on one of the greatest managers of all time. A story that's been told many times but not in this way – through different voices and insightful anecdotes. A must read for football fans, not just Manchester United supporters

Charlotte Duncker, The Times
A treasure trove of insights into the greatest manager of all time

Rob Smyth
Hours of interviews conducted with Ferguson from the moment he stepped through the door at Old Trafford... What a trove they turned out to be… This is what happened, when it happened…

The Telegraph
The pre-eminent writer on Manchester United

Martin Edwards, former Manchester United chairman