John Alexander (born 5 October 1955) is an English former

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who holds the post of club secretary at Manchester United. Born in

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, Alexander began his football career with a club called Ulysses, before being picked up by

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, for whom he made his league debut in 1976. After scoring twice in 15 appearances over the course of two years with Millwall, he moved to

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; he enjoyed greater success with Reading, scoring nine goals in 25 games. In 1981, he joined Northampton Town, but spent just one season with them before retiring from football at the age of 26 in 1982. Upon retiring from football, Alexander got a job with the BBC, but he later returned to football as club secretary at

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. In 2000, he took up the same post at

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, spending ten years there before applying for the same job at Manchester United, where he would replace the retiring Ken Ramsden. He took over at Manchester United on 1 July 2010. He is the uncle of

player

Trent Alexander-Arnold Trent John Alexander-Arnold (born 7 October 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right-back for club Liverpool and the England national team. Known for his range of passing, crossing and assists, he is regarded as one o ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Alexander, John 1955 births Living people Footballers from Liverpool English footballers Association football forwards Millwall F.C. players Reading F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players English Football League players Association football executives Watford F.C. directors Tottenham Hotspur F.C. non-playing staff Manchester United F.C. non-playing staff