| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Alexander | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-01-26) 26 January 1963 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1981–83 | Rotherham United | 11 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Motherwell | 24 | (2) |
| 1984 | → Morton (loan) | 7 | (1) |
| 1985–1986 | Pezoporikos Larnaca | 30 | (?) |
| 1986–1994 | Bristol Rovers | 299 | (10) |
| 1995–1998 | Yate Town | 20 | (?) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Yate Town | |||
| Wotton Rovers | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Alexander (born 26 January 1963) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played the majority of his career at Bristol Rovers.
Alexander played for Rotherham United, Motherwell and Morton, and spent a year playing in Cyprus with Pezoporikos Larnaca, before joining Rovers in 1986. He was appointed manager of Yate Town in 1997. He then managed Wotton Rovers in 2000.
Personal life
In October 2024, Alexander revealed his CTE diagnosis, revealing that he only had a few years to live.
References
- "Ian Alexander". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 April 2017.
- "Alexander is the man for Wotton". Gazette. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 13 September 2007.
- Hughes, Matt (13 October 2024). "'I'm paying the price': Bristol Rovers legend Ian Alexander on career of concussions". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
Bibliography
- Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club – The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2.
External links
- Ian Alexander at Soccerbase
- Ian Alexander at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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- 1963 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Rotherham United F.C. players
- Motherwell F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Scottish football managers
- Greenock Morton F.C. players
- Yate Town F.C. players
- Yate Town F.C. managers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- Scottish expatriate men's footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- Cypriot First Division players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1960s birth stubs