Gary Alexander (footballer)

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Gary Alexander
Personal information
Full name Gary George Alexander [1]
Date of birth (1979-08-15) 15 August 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Lambeth, London, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1998 West Ham United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1998–2000 West Ham United 0 (0)
1999–2000Exeter City (loan) 37 (16)
2000–2001 Swindon Town 37 (7)
2001–2003 Hull City 68 (23)
2003–2007 Leyton Orient 179 (52)
2007–2010 Millwall 86 (19)
2010–2012 Brentford 62 (21)
2012Crawley Town (loan) 14 (7)
2012–2014 Crawley Town 48 (8)
2013AFC Wimbledon (loan) 18 (3)
2014 Burton Albion 11 (0)
2014–2018 Greenwich Borough 67 (34)
2018 Chatham Town 2 (1)
2018 Ashford United 1 (0)
Total630(191)
Managerial career
2013 Crawley Town (caretaker)
2015–2018 Greenwich Borough
2018 Ashford United
2019–2021 Glebe
2021–2022 Cray Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2022

Gary George Alexander (born 15 August 1979 in Lambeth) is an English former professional footballer. He was recently interim manager of Cray Wanderers.

Contents

Alexander previously played for West Ham United, Exeter City, Swindon Town, Hull City, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Brentford, Crawley Town, AFC Wimbledon and Burton Albion. He was also caretaker manager of Crawley Town alongside Martin Hinshelwood.

Career

West Ham United and Exeter City

He began his career with West Ham United, but his first taste of first team football came with a loan spell at Exeter City in the 1999–2000 season. Alexander scored 16 goals in 37 league games for the Grecians and although he was only on-loan to Exeter, [2] became their Player of the Season. [3] His form with Exeter convinced Swindon Town to sign him from West Ham for £300,000 in July 2000. [4]

Swindon Town

Alexander's time at Swindon was short. He played only one season, scoring seven goals in 43 appearances in all competitions. [5]

Hull City

With Swindon Town in financial difficulties they accepted a bid from Hull City in June 2001. His first season saw him score 20 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions and in the 2001–02 season he was awarded the Hull City Player of the Season award. [6] [7]

Leyton Orient

In January 2003 he moved to Leyton Orient where he soon became a first team regular. Alexander rejected a new deal in May 2007.

Millwall

Alexander vs Michael Morrison of Leicester City on 13 September 2008. Michael Morrison.jpg
Alexander vs Michael Morrison of Leicester City on 13 September 2008.

On 24 May 2009 Alexander scored twice for Millwall in the 2008–09 League One play-off final. [8] However, he was unable to prevent Millwall losing 3–2 to Scunthorpe United, despite Alexander's two goals giving Millwall a 2–1 half-time lead. [9] He missed a chance to put Millwall 3–1 up and claim his hat-trick. [9]

Brentford

In August 2010 Alexander signed for Brentford for an undisclosed fee and made his debut on 7 August against Carlisle United. [10] [11] He scored his first Brentford goal a week later in a 2–1 home defeat to Walsall. [11] On 28 January 2012 Alexander scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over Wycombe Wanderers. [12]

Crawley Town

In March 2012 Alexander signed on loan for Crawley Town until the end of the 2011–12 season. [13] Alexander scored seven goals in fourteen appearances for Crawley as they finished 3rd in League Two and were promoted to League One. [12] [14] Following the sacking of manager Ritchie Barker, Alexander became caretaker manager on 28 November 2013, alongside chief scout Martin Hinshelwood. [15]

AFC Wimbledon

On 31 January 2013 Alexander joined AFC Wimbledon, on loan until the end of the season. [16] He scored three goals in 18 appearances, [17] the last of which was the first in a 2–1 win over Fleetwood Town on 27 April 2013, the final day of the season, that preserved the Dons' Football League status. [18]

Burton Albion

On 31 January 2014, Alexander signed for Burton Albion. [19] He was released by the club at the end of the season. [20]

Coaching career

Alexander joined Greenwich Borough in July 2014. On 22 December 2015, Alexander became player-manager. [21] He guided them to promotion from the Southern Counties East in 2015–16 and the following season they reached the Isthmian League South Division play-offs. [22] He left the club in January 2018. [23]

After turning out for Chatham Town for a couple of matches, Alexander joined Ashford United in mid-January 2018, [24] initially as assistant manager team but with a view to becoming manager for the following season. He was sacked in November 2018. [25] After a spell scouting for Millwall, he was appointed manager of Glebe in September 2019. [26] Alexander resigned from this role in June 2021. [27]

In December 2021, Alexander was appointed assistant to Interim Manager Grant Basey at Isthmian League Premier Division side Cray Wanderers. [28]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
West Ham United 1997–98 [29] Premier League 00000000
1998–99 [30] Premier League00000000
1999–2000 [2] Premier League000000
Total0000000000
Exeter City (loan) 1999–00 [2] Third Division 371631104 [lower-alpha 1] 24519
Swindon Town 2000–01 [31] Second Division 37730303 [lower-alpha 1] 2469
Hull City 2001–02 [6] Third Division431722213 [lower-alpha 1] 35023
2002–03 [32] Third Division25610111 [lower-alpha 1] 0287
Total68233232437830
Leyton Orient 2002–03 [32] Third Division172172
2003–04 [33] Third Division441521101 [lower-alpha 1] 04816
2004–05 [34] League Two 28900102 [lower-alpha 1] 13110
2005–06 [35] League Two461450102 [lower-alpha 1] 15415
2006–07 [36] League One 441230101 [lower-alpha 1] 04912
Total17952101406219955
Millwall 2007–08 [37] League One36731101 [lower-alpha 1] 0418
2008–09 [8] League One351142103 [lower-alpha 2] 24315
2009–10 [38] League One16100113 [lower-alpha 3] 0202
Total861973317210425
Brentford 2010–11 [11] League One38900415 [lower-alpha 1] 24712
2011–12 [12] League One241220103 [lower-alpha 1] 23014
Total62212051847726
Crawley Town (loan) 2011–12 [12] League Two 147147
Crawley Town 2012–13 [17] League One27431201 [lower-alpha 1] 0335
2013–14 [39] League One21430111 [lower-alpha 1] 0265
Total62156131207317
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2012–13 [17] League Two183183
Burton Albion (loan) 2013–14 [39] League Two110110
Greenwich Borough 2014–15 [40] Southern Counties East League 332000543824
2015–16 [40] Southern Counties East League251400002514
2016–17 [41] Isthmian League First Division South90302 [lower-alpha 4] 0140
Total67343000747738
Chatham Town 2017–18 [42] SCEL Premier Division21000021
Ashford United 2017–18 [43] Isthmian League South Division10000010
2018–19 [44] Isthmian League South East Division00001 [lower-alpha 4] 010
Total10001020
Career total630191378225004219731223
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearances in League One play-offs
  3. 2 appearances in League One play-offs, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. 1 2 Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

As a player

Leyton Orient

Millwall

Brentford

Crawley Town

Greenwich Borough

Individual

As a manager

Greenwich Borough

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