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Gary Alexander (footballer)

Gary George Alexander (born 15 August 1979 in Lambeth) is an English former professional footballer. He was recently interim manager of Cray Wanderers.

Gary Alexander
Personal information
Full name Gary George Alexander[1]
Date of birth (1979-08-15) 15 August 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Lambeth, London, England
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
0000–1998 West Ham United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2000 West Ham United 0 (0)
1999–2000 → Exeter City (loan) 37 (16)
2000–2001 Swindon Town 37 (7)
2001–2003 Hull City 68 (23)
2003–2007 Leyton Orient 179 (52)
2007–2010 Millwall 86 (19)
2010–2012 Brentford 62 (21)
2012 → Crawley Town (loan) 14 (7)
2012–2014 Crawley Town 48 (8)
2013 → AFC Wimbledon (loan) 18 (3)
2014 Burton Albion 11 (0)
2014–2018 Greenwich Borough 67 (34)
2018 Chatham Town 2 (1)
2018 Ashford United 1 (0)
Total 630 (191)
Managerial career
2013 Crawley Town (caretaker)
2015–2018 Greenwich Borough
2018 Ashford United
2019–2021 Glebe
2021–2022 Cray Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2022

Alexander previously played for West Ham United, Exeter City, Swindon Town, Hull City, Leyton Orient, Millwall, Brentford, Crawley Town, AFC Wimbledon and Burton Albion. He was also caretaker manager of Crawley Town alongside Martin Hinshelwood.

Career

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West Ham United and Exeter City

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He began his career with West Ham United, but his first taste of first team football came with a loan spell at Exeter City in the 1999–2000 season. Alexander scored 16 goals in 37 league games for the Grecians and although he was only on-loan to Exeter,[2] became their Player of the Season.[3] His form with Exeter convinced Swindon Town to sign him from West Ham for £300,000 in July 2000.[4]

Swindon Town

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Alexander's time at Swindon was short. He played only one season, scoring seven goals in 43 appearances in all competitions.[5]

Hull City

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With Swindon Town in financial difficulties they accepted a bid from Hull City in June 2001. His first season saw him score 20 goals in 47 appearances in all competitions and in the 2001–02 season he was awarded the Hull City Player of the Season award.[6][7]

Leyton Orient

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In January 2003 he moved to Leyton Orient where he soon became a first team regular. Alexander rejected a new deal in May 2007.

Millwall

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Alexander vs Michael Morrison of Leicester City on 13 September 2008.

On 24 May 2009 Alexander scored twice for Millwall in the 2008–09 League One play-off final.[8] However, he was unable to prevent Millwall losing 3–2 to Scunthorpe United, despite Alexander's two goals giving Millwall a 2–1 half-time lead.[9] He missed a chance to put Millwall 3–1 up and claim his hat-trick.[9]

Brentford

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In August 2010 Alexander signed for Brentford for an undisclosed fee and made his debut on 7 August against Carlisle United.[10][11] He scored his first Brentford goal a week later in a 2–1 home defeat to Walsall.[11] On 28 January 2012 Alexander scored a hat-trick in a 5–2 win over Wycombe Wanderers.[12]

Crawley Town

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In March 2012 Alexander signed on loan for Crawley Town until the end of the 2011–12 season.[13] Alexander scored seven goals in fourteen appearances for Crawley as they finished 3rd in League Two and were promoted to League One.[12][14] Following the sacking of manager Ritchie Barker, Alexander became caretaker manager on 28 November 2013, alongside chief scout Martin Hinshelwood.[15]

AFC Wimbledon

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On 31 January 2013 Alexander joined AFC Wimbledon, on loan until the end of the season.[16] He scored three goals in 18 appearances,[17] the last of which was the first in a 2–1 win over Fleetwood Town on 27 April 2013, the final day of the season, that preserved the Dons' Football League status.[18]

Burton Albion

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On 31 January 2014, Alexander signed for Burton Albion.[19] He was released by the club at the end of the season.[20]

Coaching career

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Alexander joined Greenwich Borough in July 2014. On 22 December 2015, Alexander became player-manager.[21] He guided them to promotion from the Southern Counties East in 2015–16 and the following season they reached the Isthmian League South Division play-offs.[22] He left the club in January 2018.[23]

After turning out for Chatham Town for a couple of matches, Alexander joined Ashford United in mid-January 2018,[24] initially as assistant manager team but with a view to becoming manager for the following season. He was sacked in November 2018.[25] After a spell scouting for Millwall, he was appointed manager of Glebe in September 2019.[26] Alexander resigned from this role in June 2021.[27]

In December 2021, Alexander was appointed assistant to Interim Manager Grant Basey at Isthmian League Premier Division side Cray Wanderers.[28]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
West Ham United 1997–98[29] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 ― ― 0 0
1998–99[30] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 ― ― 0 0
1999–2000[2] Premier League 0 0 ― ― 0 0 ― 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0
Exeter City (loan) 1999–00[2] Third Division 37 16 3 1 1 0 ― 4[a] 2 45 19
Swindon Town 2000–01[31] Second Division 37 7 3 0 3 0 ― 3[a] 2 46 9
Hull City 2001–02[6] Third Division 43 17 2 2 2 1 ― 3[a] 3 50 23
2002–03[32] Third Division 25 6 1 0 1 1 ― 1[a] 0 28 7
Total 68 23 3 2 3 2 ― 4 3 78 30
Leyton Orient 2002–03[32] Third Division 17 2 ― ― ― ― 17 2
2003–04[33] Third Division 44 15 2 1 1 0 ― 1[a] 0 48 16
2004–05[34] League Two 28 9 0 0 1 0 ― 2[a] 1 31 10
2005–06[35] League Two 46 14 5 0 1 0 ― 2[a] 1 54 15
2006–07[36] League One 44 12 3 0 1 0 ― 1[a] 0 49 12
Total 179 52 10 1 4 0 ― 6 2 199 55
Millwall 2007–08[37] League One 36 7 3 1 1 0 ― 1[a] 0 41 8
2008–09[8] League One 35 11 4 2 1 0 ― 3[b] 2 43 15
2009–10[38] League One 16 1 0 0 1 1 ― 3[c] 0 20 2
Total 86 19 7 3 3 1 ― 7 2 104 25
Brentford 2010–11[11] League One 38 9 0 0 4 1 ― 5[a] 2 47 12
2011–12[12] League One 24 12 2 0 1 0 ― 3[a] 2 30 14
Total 62 21 2 0 5 1 ― 8 4 77 26
Crawley Town (loan) 2011–12[12] League Two 14 7 ― ― ― ― 14 7
Crawley Town 2012–13[17] League One 27 4 3 1 2 0 ― 1[a] 0 33 5
2013–14[39] League One 21 4 3 0 1 1 ― 1[a] 0 26 5
Total 62 15 6 1 3 1 ― 2 0 73 17
AFC Wimbledon (loan) 2012–13[17] League Two 18 3 ― ― ― ― 18 3
Burton Albion (loan) 2013–14[39] League Two 11 0 ― ― ― ― 11 0
Greenwich Borough 2014–15[40] Southern Counties East League 33 20 0 0 ― ― 5 4 38 24
2015–16[40] Southern Counties East League 25 14 0 0 ― ― 0 0 25 14
2016–17[41] Isthmian League First Division South 9 0 3 0 ― ― 2[d] 0 14 0
Total 67 34 3 0 0 0 ― 7 4 77 38
Chatham Town 2017–18[42] SCEL Premier Division 2 1 0 0 ― ― 0 0 2 1
Ashford United 2017–18[43] Isthmian League South Division 1 0 0 0 ― ― 0 0 1 0
2018–19[44] Isthmian League South East Division 0 0 0 0 ― ― 1[d] 0 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 ― ― 1 0 2 0
Career total 630 191 37 8 22 5 0 0 42 19 731 223
  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Appearances in Football League Trophy
  2. ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
  3. ^ 2 appearances in League One play-offs, 1 appearance in Football League Trophy
  4. ^ a b Appearance in FA Trophy

Honours

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As a player

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Leyton Orient

Millwall

Brentford

Crawley Town

Greenwich Borough

Individual

As a manager

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Greenwich Borough

  • Southern Counties East League: 2015–16[22][48]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Games played by Gary Alexander in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. ^ a b "BBC SPORT | EXETER CITY | Grecians suffer grey season". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Profile – Gary Alexander". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk. Retrieved 14 June 2013.
  5. ^ Gary Alexander at Soccerbase  
  6. ^ a b "Games played by Gary Alexander in 2001/2002". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  7. ^ a b "My Football Facts & Stats | Premier League | Hull City Player of the Year". www.myfootballfacts.com. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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  9. ^ a b "Millwall 2–3 Scunthorpe". BBC Sport. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 24 May 2009.
  10. ^ "Brentford | News | Latest News | Latest News | BEES LAND STRIKER". Archived from the original on 14 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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  12. ^ a b c d e "Games played by Gary Alexander in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
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  14. ^ a b Crawley Town F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  15. ^ "Pair take over for trip to Crewe". Crawley Town. 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 3 December 2013.
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  22. ^ a b c Greenwich Borough F.C. at the Football Club History Database
  23. ^ Club Statement: Gary Alexander and John Mackie Archived 7 January 2018 at the Wayback Machine Greenwich Borough, 5 January 2018
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  26. ^ Glebe appoint Gary Alexander as their new manager: It was clear to everybody that we have found the right person for the role Kentish Football, 6 September 2019
  27. ^ "Gary Alexander steps down from Glebe hotseat". scefl.com. 2 June 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
  28. ^ "Cray Wanderers announce Grant Basey as Interim First Team Manager". www.cray-wanderers.com. 31 December 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2022.
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