Rowan Samuel Alexander was born on 28 January 1961 and is a Scottish former football player and manager.
18 Facts About Rowan Alexander
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Rowan Alexander later went into management with both the Queen of the South and Gretna.
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Rowan Alexander played in 47 league matches and scored 6 goals.
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Rowan Alexander played at Cappielow for nine years, where he played in 310 league matches and scored 98 goals.
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Rowan Alexander is currently 7th in the club's post-World War II league appearances list and is the third highest post-WW2 league goalscorer.
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Rowan Alexander is five goals and one place ahead of former Doonhamer, Peter Weatherson, although he trails Weatherson by 13 appearances and one place.
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Rowan Alexander won caps for the Scotland Semi-Pro team when playing for the Greenock club.
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Rowan Alexander remained at the club until his sacking in January 1999, having played in 18 league matches and scored two goals during his second spell in Dumfries.
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Rowan Alexander is 14th highest in Queens all-time goalscoring charts with 78 goals, one behind Iain McChesney.
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Rowan Alexander was then appointed as Mike McCartney's replacement as player-manager of Gretna in November 2000, with the Anvils playing in non-league football in England.
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Rowan Alexander remained in-charge following the club's election into the Scottish Football League.
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Rowan Alexander famously wore a traditional kilt in the colours of Gretna for the final.
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Rowan Alexander turned up for Gretna's first league match in the top tier of Scottish football Fir Park, the home of Motherwell on 4 August 2007 and was then refused entry to the main stand.
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On 6 November 2007, Rowan Alexander was officially sacked by the Anvils and this was announced to the media.
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Rowan Alexander's sacking and the subsequent liquidation of the Anvils meant that Rowan Alexander was unable to receive compensation on his five-year contract.
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In February 2009, Rowan Alexander claimed that he was in financial difficulties as a result of this decision and was unable to obtain another job in Scottish football.
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In January 2010, Rowan Alexander was appointed assistant manager of Scottish Junior club Glenafton Athletic in New Cumnock and stayed at the club until August 2010.
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Rowan Alexander was relieved of his duties on 2 September 2021.