Rowan Alexander

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Rowan Alexander
Personal information
Full name Rowan Samuel Alexander
Date of birth January 28, 1961 (1961-01-28) (age 47)
Place of birth    Ayr, Scotland
Teams managed
1996-1999
2000-2007		 Queen of the South
Gretna


* Appearances (Goals)

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

Alexander's relatively low profile playing career included spells at St. Mirren, Brentford, Greenock Morton, Queen of the South, whom he also managed from 1996 to 2000, and Gretna.

He was initially 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 on 4 August 2007, only to be refused entry[1]. On 6 November 2007, it was officially announced that Alexander was sacked by Gretna[2].

[edit] 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

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Alexander refused Fir Park access", BBC Sport, 2007-08-04. Retrieved on 2007-08-04. 
  2. ^ SPL - Gretna finally sack Alexander - Yahoo! Eurosport UK

[edit] External links

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