Fellow strugglers Wigan are now second-from-bottom after a 3-2 defeat at home to Sunderland, while Queen's ParkRangers remain rooted to the foot of the table after a 1-1 draw at West Ham United.
Ferguson began his career on the soccer pitch, playing for Scottish clubs Queen's Park, St Johnstone, Dunfermline, Glasgow Rangers, Falkirk and Ayr United.