For the bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta, see J. Neil Alexander. For the British zoologist, see Neill Alexander.
Neil Alexander
Alexander with Rangers in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final
Personal information
Full name
James Neil Alexander[1]
Date of birth
(1978-03-10) 10 March 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth
Edinburgh, Scotland
Height
1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s)
Goalkeeper
Youth career
Edina Hibs
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1996–1998
Stenhousemuir
41
(0)
1998–2001
Livingston
60
(0)
2001–2007
Cardiff City
213
(0)
2007–2008
Ipswich Town
29
(0)
2008–2013
Rangers
61
(0)
2013–2014
Crystal Palace
1
(0)
2014–2016
Heart of Midlothian
64
(0)
2016–2017
Aberdeen
0
(0)
2017–2018
Livingston
34
(0)
2022
Dunfermline Athletic
0
(0)
Total
502
(0)
International career
1997–1999
Scotland U21[3]
10
(0)
2003
Scotland B
1
(0)
2006
Scotland
3
(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:31, 5 March 2022 (UTC)
James Neil Alexander (born 10 March 1978) is a Scottish football coach and former professional player. He began his career in the Scottish Football League with spells at Stenhousemuir and Livingston, before joining Cardiff City in May 2001 for a fee of £130,000. At Ninian Park, he went on to make over 200 appearances in all competitions during a six-year spell at the club, helping them achieve promotion to the Football League First Division via the 2003 Football League Second Division play-off final. A contract dispute with the club led to a free transfer to fellow Football League Championship side Ipswich Town in 2007.
After six months at Portman Road, he returned to Scotland with Rangers. Alexander was primarily understudy to Allan McGregor, but won the Scottish Cup twice, the Scottish League Cup three times and played in the 2008 UEFA Cup Final. He became the first choice goalkeeper for Rangers after McGregor left the club following Rangers entering administration and subsequent liquidation in 2012.[4] Alexander left Rangers in 2013 after a dispute over wages, having won the Scottish Third Division title at the first attempt, to join Premier League side Crystal Palace. He made one appearance for Palace during the 2013–14 season, in the Football League Cup, before being released.
He returned to Scotland for a third time following the expiration of his contract at Palace with Heart of Midlothian. In his first season with the club, he helped them win the Scottish Championship title, returning to the Scottish Premiership after one season and remained first choice the following season, as they achieved a third-place finish in the top division. Alexander was released by Hearts in 2016 and then spent a year as a backup at Aberdeen. He then returned to Livingston in 2017, and helped them win promotion in his final season as a player.
Alexander represented Scotland at under-21 and B levels and gained three caps at full international level in 2006, winning the Kirin Cup.
After retiring as a player, Alexander was goalkeeping coach of Dundee United from 2018 to 2021. In March 2022 Alexander joined Dunfermline Athletic as goalkeeping coach following the departure of Owain Fon Williams. Dunfermline also registered Alexander as a player for the remainder of the season and he immediately went into the match day squad as substitute goalkeeper.
^"Neil Alexander". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
^"Football (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
^"Neil Alexander". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 October 2012.
^"Neil Alexander believes he is finally reaping rewards of years of patience at Rangers". The Daily Telegraph. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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