Alex Totten
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Totten | ||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Dennyloanhead, Stirlingshire, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1964 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Dundee | 9 | (0) |
| 1965–1969 | Dunfermline Athletic | 30 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | Falkirk | 21 | (1) |
| 1971–1973 | Queen of the South | 62 | (6) |
| 1973–1978 | Alloa Athletic | 52 | (2) |
| Total | 174 | (9) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980–1982 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1982–1984 | Falkirk | ||
| 1986 | Rangers (caretaker) | ||
| 1986–1987 | Dumbarton | ||
| 1987–1992 | St Johnstone | ||
| 1992–1993 | East Fife | ||
| 1994–1996 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 1996–2002 | Falkirk | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Alex Totten (born 12 February 1946) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
Growing up in Dennyloanhead, Stirlingshire, he signed for Liverpool straight from school in 1960 before signing for top division Dundee back in Scotland in 1964. After a season, he moved onto Dunfermline Athletic where he made nearly 30 top division league appearances over four seasons. In 1969, he moved on to Falkirk, racking up another 20 starts over his two seasons at Brockville and also scoring his first Senior goal.
In July 1971 Totten transferred to Dumfries side Queen of the South and became a first team regular for the first time his career in the lower division. The last transfer of his playing days came in July 1973 with a move to Alloa Athletic where he wound down his on-field career and became manager in 1980.
Three years as a manager for Alloa Athletic ended when he became manager at previous club Falkirk after leading Alloa Athletic to the Scottish First Division and a 6th-place finish. He then moved to Rangers to become Jock Wallace's assistant, leaving Rangers when Graeme Souness was appointed in 1986 and went to manage Dumbarton. He then took St Johnstone from the old Second Division to the Premier Division in the space of three seasons. He also led St Johnstone to Scottish Cup semi-final appearances in 1989 and 1991. Totten's role in St Johnstone's progress was rewarded when he was made SFWA Manager of the Year for 1991, but Geoff Brown sacked Totten in 1992 for demanding too much money for new players.
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