He also made six appearances on loan at Macclesfield Town in 2002.

He made his senior debut on the same day against Macclesfield Town.

He ended his career with three years as a player manager of Macclesfield Town.

Macclesfield Town have a low level of support in comparison with other teams playing at the same level.

He also spent time on loan at Macclesfield Town, but never made it onto the field.

His home debut came three days later in a 1-0 victory over Macclesfield Town.

Alexander had been due to take charge of his 100th game for Macclesfield Town the following weekend.

He made his debut, on the opening game of the season, in a 1-0 win over Macclesfield Town.

In the 2006-07 season they narrowly lost 3-2 at the same stage to Macclesfield Town.

He made a further 93 league appearances for the club before joining Macclesfield Town in 1982.