Philip James Alexander (born 4 September 1962) is an English former association footballer and American footballer. He has been the CEO of Bristol City.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Philip James Alexander[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Slough, England | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reading | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1981 | Wokingham Town | ||
| 1981–1983 | Norwich City | 1 | (0) |
| 1983–1985 | Miramar Rangers | ||
| 1986–1990 | Wokingham Town | ||
| 1992 | Bracknell Town | ||
| International career | |||
| England U19 | 5 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1994 | Bracknell Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Association football
editAlexander's English football career began at Reading. Alexander then joined amateur Wokingham Town, before signing for Norwich City for £2,000 in 1981.[2]
American football
editAlexander played for Farnham Knights and London Monarchs as a kicker. In the Monarchs first year he was "Operation Discovery Player of the year", was voted to the All World League team and was the first Brit to get his hands on the World Bowl trophy.[3]
Executive career
editAlexander was appointed chief executive of Crystal Palace in 1996,[4] In December 2022 he was appointed CEO at Bristol City.[5] He stepped down on 18 September 2023.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Phil Alexander". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ Flown From the Nest – Phil Alexander
- ^ "British American Football Where are they now".
- ^ Kidd, Robert (15 July 2021). "How the pandemic showed Crystal Palace their strategy is the right one". Off The Pitch. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "Phil Alexander: Ex-Crystal Palace CEO named new chief executive at Bristol City". BBC Sport. 28 December 2022. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Phil Alexander: Bristol City chief executive departs after seven months". BBC Sport. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 18 September 2023.