Alex Govan

Alex Govan
	Govan in December 2008
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Govan
Date of birth	16 June 1929
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	10 June 2016 (aged 86)
Place of death	Plymouth, England
Position(s)	Outside left
Youth career
	Bridgeton Boys Club
1944–1946	Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years	Team
1946–1953	Plymouth Argyle
1953–1958	Birmingham City
1958	Portsmouth
1958–1960	Plymouth Argyle
Total
Managerial career
1972–1973	Truro City
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander "Alex" Govan (16 June 1929 – 10 June 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer. He played at outside left. Most of his career, he played with Plymouth Argyle (in two spells) and with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s. He also had a short spell with Portsmouth.

Govan died at his Plymouth, England home on 10 June 2016 at the age of 86.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plymouth Argyle	1946–47	Second Division	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	1947–48	Second Division	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	1948–49	Second Division	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	1949–50	Second Division	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
	1950–51	Third Division South	35	9	3	1	—		38	10
	1951–52	Third Division South	35	9	1	0	—		36	9
	1952–53	Third Division South	33	10	3	2	—		36	12
	Total		110	28	7	3	—		117	31
Birmingham City	1953–54	Second Division	38	8	2	0	—		40	8
	1954–55	Second Division	37	15	4	1	—		41	16
	1955–56	First Division	36	4	3	0	1	0	40	4
	1956–57	First Division	35	24	7	4	2	2	44	30
	1957–58	First Division	20	2	0	0	2	0	22	2
	Total		166	53	16	5	5	2	187	60
Portsmouth	1957–58	First Division	9	2	—		—		9	2
	1958–59	First Division	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		11	2	—		—		11	2
Plymouth Argyle	1959–60	Third Division	20	6	1	0	—		21	6
	1960–61	Second Division	12	2	0	0	—		12	2
	Total		32	8	1	0	—		33	8
Career total			319	91	24	8	5	2	348	101

1 2 3 Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

Honours

Plymouth Argyle

Third Division South: 1951–52
Third Division champions 1958–59

Birmingham City

Second Division: 1954–55
FA Cup finalist: 1955–56
Club's top scorer 1956–57

Sources

Lewis, Peter, ed. (2000). Keeping right on since 1875 The Official History of Birmingham City Football Club. Lytham: Arrow. ISBN 1-900722-12-7.
Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-010-2.
Matthews, Tony (2000). The Encyclopedia of Birmingham City Football Club 1875–2000. Cradley Heath: Britespot. ISBN 0-9539288-0-2.
Matthews, Tony (2010). Birmingham City: The Complete Record. Derby: Derby Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-853-2.

References

↑ "RIP Alex Govan – 1929–2016". Birmingham City F.C. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
1 2 "Alex Govan". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 7 April 2024.
↑ Matthews (2010), pp. 342–353, 473.
↑ "Alex Govan". PompeyRama. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

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[ICFC-4] 1 2 3 Appearances in Inter-Cities Fairs Cup

[1] "RIP Alex Govan – 1929–2016". Birmingham City F.C. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 10 June 2016.

[GoS-2] 1 2 "Alex Govan". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 7 April 2024.

[FOOTNOTEMatthews2010342–353,_473-3] Matthews (2010), pp. 342–353, 473.

[5] "Alex Govan". PompeyRama. Archived from the original on 7 April 2024. Retrieved 7 April 2024.