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Rowan Alexander
Personal information
Full name Rowan Samuel Alexander
Position(s) Striker

Rowan Samuel Alexander (born 28 January 1961 in Ayr, Scotland) is a former footballer and ex-manager of one-time Scottish Football League club Gretna.

Queen of the South

At Dumfries side Queen of the South, Rowan Alexander won promotion from the third to middle tier of Scottish football. This was in 1980-81 in the same side as Allan Ball, Iain McChesney, Crawford Boyd and Jimmy Robertson.[1][2] Alexander was then joined at QoS by Ted McMinn. When later interviewed for the club website, McMinn and Robertson both described Alexander as being among the best players they played beside at the Dumfries club.[3][4]

After his departure from Queens he returned to make guest appearances in:-

Alexander returned to manage Queens from 1996 to 2000

Other clubs as a player

Alexander's playing career also included spells at St. Mirren, Brentford, Greenock Morton.

Management

Rowan Alexander's first appointment as manager of a senior side saw him return to Queen of the South.

He was then appointed as player manager of Gretna with the club playing in the lower English leagues. He remained in charge following their induction to the Scottish Football League.

Following Gretna's take over by multi-millionaire Brooks Mileson, Alexander steered the club to the Scottish Third Division title in 2005 with a record breaking 98 points. Success continued in the following season as the club clinched promotion to the Scottish First Division and earned a place in the UEFA Cup after reaching the Scottish Cup final, where they were eventually beaten 4-2 on penalties after the match had ended 1-1.

Following Gretna's success in 2005-06, Alexander signed a five year contract with the club and stated his intention to remain with Gretna for the rest of his career. He was replaced towards the end of the 2006-07 season by his assistant, Davie Irons. He turned up for Gretna's first game in the top division of Scottish football - at Motherwell's Fir Park on 4 August 2007, only to be refused entry[5]. On 6 November 2007, it was officially announced that Alexander was sacked by Gretna[6].

Alexander's sacking and the subsequent liquidation of Gretna meant that he was unable to receive compensation for his five year contract. In February 2009 he claimed that he was in financial difficulties as a result and was unable to get a job in Scottish football. [1]

In January 2010, Alexander was appointed assistant manager at Scottish Junior side Glenafton Athletic FC.

Honours as a player

Morton

Managerial Honours

Gretna 2000-2007

Scottish Football League Division Three - Champions; 2004-05
Scottish Football League Division Two - Champions; 2005-06
Scottish Cup - Runners Up; 2005-06
Scottish Football League Division One - Champions; 2006-07

References

  1. ^ a b c "Club History" on the official Queen of the South website
  2. ^ Allan Ball profile on "Queens Legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website
  3. ^ a b Ted McMinn profile on "Queens Legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website
  4. ^ Jimmy Robertson profile on "Queens Legends" on the official Queen of the South FC website
  5. ^ "Alexander refused Fir Park access". BBC Sport. 2007-08-04. Retrieved 2007-08-04.
  6. ^ SPL - Gretna finally sack Alexander - Yahoo! Eurosport UK
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