John Alexander (footballer, born 1955)

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John Alexander
Personal information
Date of birth (1955-10-05) 5 October 1955 (age 67)
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Manchester United (club secretary)
Youth career
Ulysses
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1976–1978 Millwall 15 (2)
1978–1981 Reading 25 (9)
1981–1982 Northampton Town 22 (4)
Total62(15)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Alexander (born 5 October 1955) is an English former footballer who holds the post of club secretary at Manchester United.

Born in Liverpool, Alexander began his football career with a club called Ulysses, before being picked up by Millwall, for whom he made his league debut in 1976. After scoring twice in 15 appearances over the course of two years with Millwall, he moved to Reading; he enjoyed greater success with Reading, scoring nine goals in 25 games. In 1981, he joined Northampton Town, but spent just one season with them before retiring from football at the age of 26 in 1982.

Upon retiring from football, Alexander got a job with the BBC, but he later returned to football as club secretary at Watford. In 2000, he took up the same post at Tottenham Hotspur, spending ten years there before applying for the same job at Manchester United, where he would replace the retiring Ken Ramsden. [1] He took over at Manchester United on 1 July 2010. [2] He is the uncle of Liverpool player Trent Alexander-Arnold. [3]

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References

  1. "Reds' new Club Secretary". ManUtd.com. Manchester United. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  2. "Club Announcement". Tottenhamhotspur.com. Tottenham Hotspur FC. 20 December 2009. Retrieved 22 December 2009.
  3. Ogden, Mark (30 November 2016). "Alexander-Arnold breaks through at Liverpool despite Man United links". ESPN. Retrieved 21 October 2020.