Alex Govan

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.

Alex Govan

Govan in December 2008
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Govan
Date of birth	(1929-06-16)16 June 1929
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	10 June 2016(2016-06-10) (aged 86)
Place of death	Plymouth, England
Position(s)	Outside left
Youth career
	Bridgeton Boys Club
1944–1946	Plymouth Argyle
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1946–1953	Plymouth Argyle	110	(28)
1953–1958	Birmingham City	166	(53)
1958	Portsmouth	11	(2)
1958–1960	Plymouth Argyle	32	(8)
Total		319	(91)
Managerial career
1972–1973	Truro City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Govan died at his Plymouth, England home on 10 June 2016 at the age of 86.^[1]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Plymouth Argyle[2]	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[3]	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[a]	0	40	4
	1956–57	First Division	35	24	7	4	2[a]	2	44	30
	1957–58	First Division	20	2	0	0	2[a]	0	22	2
	Total		166	53	16	5	5	2	187	60
Portsmouth[4]	1957–58	First Division	9	2	—		—		9	2
	1958–59	First Division	2	0	—		—		2	0
	Total		11	2	—		—		11	2
Plymouth Argyle[2]	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. 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.