What a load of shite!
Fleetwood Town
On 6 December 2012, Alexander was appointed as the new manager of
League Two club
Fleetwood Town.
[39] Upon his arrival, Fleetwood were sat in seventh place in
the league, though had recently been eliminated from the
FA Cup by
Aldershot Town.
[39]
In his
second season in charge, Alexander guided Fleetwood to promotion by winning the
promotion play-offs, but was subsequently sacked in September 2015, following a poor start to their
2015–16 campaign in
League One.
[40]
Scunthorpe United
On 22 March 2016, Alexander was appointed as the new manager of League One side
Scunthorpe United.
[41] In his
first full season in charge, Alexander guided the club to qualification for the
promotion play-offs where they suffered a 3–2 aggregate defeat to eventual champions
Millwall.
[42]
On 24 March 2018, it was confirmed that Alexander had parted ways with Scunthorpe after two years in association with the club; his side had gone eight games without a win, though left the club sat in fifth place.
[43]
Salford City
On 14 May 2018, Alexander was appointed as the new manager of newly promoted
National League club
Salford City, signing onto a four-year contract, following the departures of previous joint-managers Bernard Morley and Anthony Johnson.
[44] In his
first season in charge, Alexander guided Salford to qualification for the
promotion play-offs,
[45] in which they recorded a narrow 4–3
penalty success over
Eastleigh, having drawn the match 1–1, to reach
the final at
Wembley Stadium, where they were 3–0 victorious over
AFC Fylde to reach promotion to League Two.
[46]
During his second season in charge, Alexander guided Salford to the final of the
EFL Trophy, though the final of the competition (which was initially scheduled to take place on 4 April 2020) was postponed due to the
COVID-19 pandemic, which also resulted in the league season to be postponed.
[47] In May 2020, clubs of League Two and
League One voted to end the season prematurely, with the final standings being decided in a points-per-game format, which resulted in Salford finishing in eleventh place.
[48] Alexander was sacked by the club on 12 October following a 2–2 at home to
Tranmere Rovers which left the club fifth in the league and unbeaten in the opening five games, with
Paul Scholes immediately announced as his replacement.
[49]
Motherwell
On 7 January 2021, Alexander was announced as the new head coach of
Scottish Premiership side
Motherwell, following the departure of
Stephen Robinson and replacing interim manager
Keith Lasley.
[51] His first game in charge of Motherwell was a 1–1 draw against
St Mirren in Paisley.
[52] On 10 January 2022, Alexander extended his contract with the club until 2025.
[53] Motherwell managed to finish fifth in the
2021–22 Scottish Premiership, despite only winning five games after the winter break.
[54] Alexander left the club by mutual consent on 29 July 2022, following their elimination from the
Europa Conference League by
Sligo Rovers.
[54]