[2] Although he was considered an understudy to Jimmy McIlroy,[4] he made no first team appearances for Burnley, and served his National Service from 1952 to 1954 in Cyprus and Suez while playing football for the British Army.
[2] He made 14 appearances and scored one goal in the league before the club placed him on the transfer list because he was dissatisfied with playing reserve team football.
[1][2] He signed for Workington in February 1958 in exchange for Tommy Kinloch,[5] making 49 appearances and scoring four goals in the league.
[1] Alexander joined York City in June 1959 as part of an exchange deal which saw Tom Brownlee move to Workington.
[3] After making seven appearances for York he left the club in 1960, and subsequently worked for the Distington Engineering Company.