31 Facts About Graham Alexander

Graham Alexander was born on 10 October 1971 and is a professional football manager and former player who was most recently the manager of Scottish Premiership club Motherwell.

For most of his career, Graham Alexander played as a specialist at right-back, but was deployed in defensive midfield early on in his career with Scunthorpe.

Graham Alexander is the fourth oldest player to score in Premier League history.

On 16 April 2011, in Burnley's win over Swansea City in a Championship match, Graham Alexander became only the second outfield player in English football history to have made 1,000 professional appearances, after Tony Ford.

Graham Alexander is third on the list of footballers in England by number of league appearances.

Graham Alexander was appointed manager of Fleetwood Town in December 2012.

Graham Alexander then managed Scunthorpe United for two years before being appointed manager of newly promoted National League club Salford City on 14 May 2018.

Graham Alexander guided Salford to promotion in his first season, but was sacked in October 2020.

Graham Alexander then had 18 months as manager of Scottish club Motherwell.

Graham Alexander began his career in the late 1980s as a youth player with Scunthorpe United.

Graham Alexander made his first-team debut on 27 April 1991, coming on as a substitute for Mark Hine, and signed his first professional contract the same year.

Graham Alexander went on to make a similar number of appearances with Luton in his four years with the club.

Graham Alexander became a first team regular at Deepdale, eventually club captain and an established set-piece taker, particularly in penalties.

Graham Alexander stayed remarkably fit during his career, hardly ever suffering a major injury.

On 29 June 2009, Graham Alexander signed a new one-year contract at Burnley, and on 15 August he became the oldest player to make a Premier League debut.

Graham Alexander scored an equaliser against Arsenal, sending Gunners 'keeper Manuel Almunia the wrong way.

Graham Alexander took penalties in an unusual way, opting to use the outside of his foot rather than the inside.

Graham Alexander returned to Preston North End on 3 August 2011, as he signed a one-year contract with the club.

Graham Alexander was the third Preston player to take a penalty in this shootout, and he blazed it over the bar, much to the disbelief of the fans.

Graham Alexander started the next league game against Stevenage but was replaced through injury by Steven Smith after just 3 minutes, after which Graham Alexander did not feature for the Lilywhites for a long time, and there was speculation that he had played his last game for Preston, and in his career.

Graham Alexander stepped up to curl the ball around the wall and inside the near post, scoring with the final kick of his career.

On 20 June 2012, Graham Alexander was appointed Head of Youth Development.

Graham Alexander gained a total of 40 caps for Scotland.

Graham Alexander was shown only one yellow card while playing for Scotland, against New Zealand in May 2003.

On 6 December 2012, Graham Alexander was appointed as the new manager of League Two club Fleetwood Town.

On 22 March 2016, Graham Alexander was appointed as the new manager of League One side Scunthorpe United.

On 24 March 2018, it was confirmed that Graham Alexander had parted ways with Scunthorpe after two years in association with the club; his side had gone eight games without a win, though left the club sat in fifth place.

On 14 May 2018, Graham Alexander was appointed as the new manager of newly promoted National League club Salford City, signing onto a four-year contract, following the departures of previous joint-managers Bernard Morley and Anthony Johnson.

On 7 January 2021, Graham Alexander was announced as the new head coach of Scottish Premiership side Motherwell, following the departure of Stephen Robinson and replacing interim manager Keith Lasley.

On 10 January 2022, Graham Alexander extended his contract with the club until 2025.

Graham Alexander left the club by mutual consent on 29 July 2022, following their elimination from the Europa Conference League by Sligo Rovers.