Phil Alexander

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Phil Alexander
Personal information
Full name Philip James Alexander[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-04) 4 September 1962 (age 59)
Place of birth Slough, England
Club information
Current team
 Crystal Palace (Chief Executive)
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
National team
England U19 5
Teams managed
1992–1994 Bracknell Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Philip James Alexander (born 4 September 1962) is an English former association footballer and American footballer. He was appointed Chief Executive of Crystal Palace in 1996,[2] and currently remains the longest serving CEO in English league football.

Association football[]

Alexander's English football career began at Reading. Alexander then joined amateur Wokingham Town, before signing for Norwich City for £2,000 in 1981.[3]

American football[]

Alexander 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.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Phil Alexander". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
  2. ^ Kidd, Robert (15 July 2021). "How the pandemic showed Crystal Palace their strategy is the right one". Off The Pitch. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ Flown From the Nest – Phil Alexander
  4. ^ "British American Football Where are they now".
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