Alex Fisher

For those of a similar name, see Alexander Fisher (disambiguation).

Alex Fisher

Personal information
Full name	Alexander Anthony Fisher [1]
Date of birth	(1990-06-30) 30 June 1990 (age 34) [2]
Place of birth	Westminster, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m) [3]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Bath City
Number	14
Youth career
1997–2007	Oxford United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2009	Oxford United	14	(2)
2008	→ Brackley Town (loan)	5	(3)
2009	→ Oxford City (loan)	16	(12)
2010–2011	Jerez Industrial	21	(11)
2011–2012	Tienen	7	(1)
2012–2013	RC Mechelen	27	(7)
2013	Heist	2	(0)
2013–2014	Monza	14	(2)
2014–2015	Mansfield Town	14	(1)
2015	Torquay United	21	(5)
2016–2017	Inverness Caledonian Thistle	22	(8)
2017–2018	Motherwell	11	(0)
2018–2019	Yeovil Town	57	(13)
2019–2021	Exeter City	34	(3)
2021–2022	Newport County	22	(1)
2022–2024	Yeovil Town	54	(10)
2024	→ Oxford City (loan)	3	(0)
2024–	Bath City	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:32, 20 August 2024 (UTC)

Alexander Anthony Fisher (born 30 June 1990) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for National League South side Bath City.

Club career

Oxford United

Born in London ^[4] and educated at Abingdon School, ^[5] Fisher played youth football with Oxford United. After impressing in the youth and reserve teams, he was promoted to the senior squad. ^[6]

Fisher scored his first senior goal in January 2008 at 17 years old in a 4–0 home league win against Altrincham. ^[7]

Fisher joined Southern League team Brackley Town in March 2008 on loan, ^[8] scoring three goals in five starts. ^[4] Another loan to Oxford City followed in early 2009, ^[9] where he netted 12 goals in 16 games. ^[4]

Europe

After being released by Oxford United, ^[10] Fisher joined the Glenn Hoddle Academy in Spain, which aimed to offer a route back to professional football for players released by their clubs. ^{[11] [12]} During his time at the academy, he received coaching from Graham Rix, Dave Beasant and Nigel Spackman. ^[13] In September 2010, the academy took over Spanish club Jerez Industrial in the fourth-tier Tercera División, giving Fisher the opportunity to play senior football. ^[14] He went on to make 21 league appearances, scoring 11 goals, but could not prevent relegation after the club received a points deduction. ^{[4] [15]} By the end of the season the academy had cut ties with Jerez Industrial and relocated to the UK. ^{[16] [17]}

In March 2012, Fisher signed for Belgian Second Division side KVK Tienen until the end of the season. ^{[18] [19]} He played nine games in all competitions, scoring once, but suffered a second successive relegation after losing in the play-offs to UR La Louvière Centre. ^[20]

Fisher spent the next season with K.R.C. Mechelen in the Belgian Third Division, ^[21] scoring seven goals in 30 appearances in all competitions. ^[4] The team finished second in the league, ^[22] falling short in the promotion play-offs against A.S. Verbroedering Geel. ^{[23] [24]}

In July 2013, Fisher moved up a division, signing for K.S.K. Heist. ^[25] He made two appearances for the club. ^[4]

After just seven weeks with KSK Heist, Fisher joined Italian team A.C. Monza Brianza 1912, playing in the fourth-tier Lega Pro Seconda Divisione. ^[26]

Mansfield Town

On 4 June 2014 Fisher returned to England, signing for Mansfield Town in League Two. ^[27] He scored his first goal for the club in the League Cup against Sheffield United. ^[28] He was released by Mansfield at the end of the 2014–15 season. ^[29]

Torquay United

On 5 August 2015, Fisher signed for National League team Torquay United. ^[30] Fisher scored on his debut in a 1–0 win over Macclesfield Town, ^[31] and went on to score another winning goal in a 3–2 win against Halifax Town a week later. ^[32] In December 2015 Fisher was released by the club, after requesting his contract be terminated for personal reasons. ^[33]

Inverness Caledonian Thistle

On 9 January 2016, Fisher signed for Scottish Premiership club Inverness Caledonian Thistle on a deal until the end of the season, with an option for the club to extend that by another year. ^[34] However, he made just three substitute appearances before chipping a bone in his ankle, ruling him out for the season. He signed a further six-month contract with the club in May 2016. ^[35] In November 2016, his contract was extended to the end of the season. ^[36] In total, he scored eight goals in 28 games in all competitions for the club. ^[4]

Motherwell

After Inverness's relegation from the Premiership, Fisher signed a two-year contract with Motherwell in June 2017. ^[37] He failed to score a goal in 19 appearances for Motherwell, and was released from his contract in January 2018. ^{[38] [39]}

Yeovil Town

Fisher signed for EFL League Two side Yeovil Town on 26 January 2018, making his debut in the FA Cup against Manchester United. ^{[40] [41]} At the end of the 2018–19 season, Fisher was released by Yeovil following the club's relegation from the Football League. ^[42]

Exeter City

On 25 June 2019, Fisher signed for League Two side Exeter City. ^[43] He scored his first goal for the club in November, in a 1–1 draw against Cambridge United in the first round of the FA Cup. ^[44] His first league goal for the club came in December, in a 3–2 win against Northampton Town. ^[45]

On 12 May 2021, it was announced that Fisher would leave Exeter at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. ^[46]

Newport County

On 14 August 2021, Fisher signed for League Two side Newport County on a one-year contract. ^[47] He made his debut for Newport on the same day as a second-half substitute in a 2–1 defeat against Mansfield Town. ^[48] Fisher scored his first goal for Newport in a 1–0 win over Tranmere Rovers on 21 August 2021. ^[49] He was released by Newport County at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[50]

Yeovil Town

On 14 July 2022, Fisher returned to National League club Yeovil Town on a two-year deal. ^[51]

He suffered a horrific double leg break in a collision with Southend United's goalkeeper during their match at Huish Park on 1 April 2023. ^{[52] [53]}

On 5 January 2024, Fisher rejoined National League side Oxford City on a one-month loan deal. ^[54]

At the end of the 2023–24 season, Fisher was released by Yeovil following the club's promotion from the National League South. ^[55]

Bath City

On 5 August 2024, Fisher signed for National League South club Bath City after a successful trial period. ^[56]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 August 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Oxford United	2006–07 [4]	Conference Premier	0	0	1	0	—		0	0	1	0
	2007–08 [7] [4]	Conference Premier	10	1	2	0	—		0	0	12	1
	2008–09 [57] [4]	Conference Premier	4	1	1	1	—		0	0	5	2
	Total		14	2	4	1	—		0	0	18	3
Brackley Town (loan)	2007–08 [4]	Southern League Premier Division	5	3	0	0	—		0	0	5	3
Oxford City (loan)	2008–09 [4]	Southern League Premier Division	16	12	0	0	—		0	0	16	12
Jerez Industrial	2010–11 [4]	Tercera División	21	11	0	0	—		0	0	21	11
Tienen	2011–12 [4]	Belgian Second Division	7	1	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	9	1
Racing Mechelen	2012–13 [4]	Belgian Third Division A	27	7	0	0	—		3 [lower-alpha 2]	0	30	7
Heist	2013–14 [4]	Belgian Second Division	2	0	0	0	—		—		2	0
Monza	2013–14 [4] [58]	Lega Pro Seconda Divisione	14	2	0	0	—		4 [lower-alpha 3]	1	18	3
Mansfield Town	2014–15 [28]	League Two	14	1	0	0	1	1	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	16	2
Torquay United	2015–16 [59]	National League	21	5	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	23	5
Inverness Caledonian Thistle	2015–16 [59]	Scottish Premiership	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	2016–17 [60]	Scottish Premiership	21	8	0	0	4	0	—		25	8
	Total		22	8	2	0	4	0	0	0	28	8
Motherwell	2017–18 [41]	Scottish Premiership	11	0	1	0	7	0	—		19	0
Yeovil Town	2017–18 [41]	League Two	17	6	1	0	0	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	19	6
	2018–19 [61]	League Two	40	7	1	1	1	0	1 [lower-alpha 4]	0	43	8
	Total		57	13	2	1	1	0	2	0	62	14
Exeter City	2019–20 [44]	League Two	16	1	3	2	1	0	6 [lower-alpha 6]	0	26	3
	2020–21 [62]	League Two	18	2	0	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	0	20	2
	Total		34	3	3	2	1	0	8	0	46	5
Newport County	2021–22 [63]	League Two	22	1	1	0	0	0	2 [lower-alpha 4]	1	25	2
Yeovil Town	2022–23 [4]	National League	38	5	2	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 5]	0	41	5
	2023–24 [4]	National League South	16	5	0	0	—		0	0	16	5
	Total		54	10	2	0	—		1	0	57	10
Oxford City (loan)	2023–24 [4]	National League	3	0	—		—		1 [lower-alpha 7]	0	4	0
Bath City	2024–25 [4]	National League South	2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
Career total			346	79	16	4	14	1	25	2	401	86

1. Appearances in Second Division relegation play-offs
2. Appearances in Third Division play-offs
3. Appearances in Coppa Italia Lega Pro
4. Appearances in EFL Trophy
5. Appearances in FA Trophy
6. Four appearances in Football League Trophy; two appearances in League Two play-offs
7. Appearance in Oxfordshire Senior Cup

Honours

Yeovil Town

• National League South: 2023–24 ^[64]

See also

• List of Old Abingdonians

References

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62. "Games played by Alex Fisher in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
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External links

• Alex Fisher at Soccerbase
• Alex Fisher at Soccerway