Alexander MacDonald (born 17 March 1948 in Glasgow) is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.
He led the team as they won promotion in 1983, then narrowly missed out on winning the Scottish league championship in 1986.
He became joint manager alongside Sandy Jardine in 1986, although this was a short lived arrangement.
He took over the newly promoted team from Jimmy Bone in May 1991, and guided them to two Scottish Cup finals and into Europe.
Unable to provide a return to top-league football, he was sacked by Airdrie on 13 March 1999 and has chosen not to work in management since.