in his second season at clyde, the team came third and reached the play-offs, in which they defeated elgin city 5–1 on aggregate in the semi-finals. in the final, however, they lost 3–2 to queen's park, despite winning the second leg 1–0 at hampden. clyde went on a poor run of form during his third season, failing to win a league match in december, january or february. with the club sitting in eighth place in late february, ferguson resigned.