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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keith Alexander | ||
Date of birth | 14 November 1956 | ||
Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
Date of death | 3 March 2010 | (aged 53)||
Place of death | Lincoln, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
Playing position | Centre forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1974 | Notts County | 0 | (0) |
1975 | Wisbech Town | ||
1975–1976 | Arnold | ||
1976–1977 | Worksop Town | ||
1977 | Clifton | ||
1977 | Attenborough | ||
1977–1978 | Ilkeston Town | 17 | (1) |
1978 | Kimberley Town | ||
1978–1979 | Alfreton Town | 7 | (0) |
1979–1980 | Stamford | 51 | (13) |
1980–1981 | Boston United | 7 | (0) |
1981 | King's Lynn | 12 | (3) |
1981–1982 | Stamford | 43 | (11) |
1982 | Corby Town | 2 | (1) |
1982–1983 | Spalding United | 37 | (18) |
1983 | Boston Town | 0 | (0) |
1983 | Grantham Town | 2 | (0) |
1983–1984 | King's Lynn | 12 | (1) |
1984–1986 | Kettering Town | 74 | (11) |
1986 | → Wisbech Town (loan) | 6 | (4) |
1986–1988 | Barnet | 72 | (22) |
1988–1990 | Grimsby Town | 83 | (26) |
1990 | 11 | (0) | |
1990–1994 | Lincoln City | 45 | (4) |
1994–1996 | Mansfield Town | 3 | (0) |
1995 | → Cliftonville (loan) | 7 | (2) |
1996 | Ilkeston Town | 0 | (0) |
Total | 415 | (115) | |
National team | |||
1990 | Saint Lucia | 3 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1993–1994 | Lincoln City | ||
1996–2000 | Ilkeston Town | ||
2000–2001 | Northwich Victoria | ||
2002–2006 | Lincoln City | ||
2006–2007 | Peterborough United | ||
2008–2010 | Macclesfield Town | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Keith Alexander (14 November 1956 – 3 March 2010) was a footballer and manager. Born in Nottingham, England, he was the manager of League Two side Macclesfield Town at the time of his death, in a career that included international appearances for Saint Lucia. Alexander played for a large number of lower league football teams. His main success, however, came from football management – managing in both non-league and the Football League. He took League Two side Lincoln City to four consecutive play-offs, taking them to two finals at the Millennium Stadium. His eldest son, Matthew Alexander, is a FIFA licensed Football agent and works with many top flight players.
He was the first full-time black professional manager in the Football League, as well as being the first black qualified referee in England, and is considered by many to be a pioneer of the modern game.
Alexander began his career in non-league football, joining Arnold as a nineteen-year-old. He spent the 1977–78 season with Ilkeston Town, debuting in the home game with Louth United on 24 September 1977 and going on to make 17 appearances for the club, scoring a single goal, with his final game being the away fixture with Sutton Town on 5 April 1978.
In March 1979, Alexander joined Stamford from Alfreton Town and scored the first goal in the club's 2–0 FA Vase final win over Guisborough Town in April 1980 as the side won the unique treble of United Counties League Championship, League Cup and FA Vase during the 1979–80 season. Leaving at the end of the season, Alexander enjoyed spells with Boston United and King's Lynn before returning to Stamford for the 1981–82 season being part of a side which completed a United Counties League double. In total he made 94 appearances for the Daniels, scoring 24 goals. After a short spell at Corby Town, which witnessed Alexander score one goal in two games, he joined Spalding United where he scored 18 goals in the Northern Counties East Football League during his solitary season at the club in 1982–83.