Dennis Alexander

{{short description|English footballer (1935–2011)}}

{{about|the British footballer|the motorcoach company|Alexander Dennis|the theologian and biologist|Denis Alexander|the soldier and landowner|Denis Alexander, 6th Earl of Caledon}}

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{{Use British English|date=April 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dennis Alexander

| image =

| fullname = Dennis Leslie Alexander

| birth_date = {{birth date|1935|02|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Nottingham, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2011|11|11|1935|02|19|df=y}}{{cite book|editor1-first=Glenda|editor1-last=Rollin|editor2-first=Jack|editor2-last=Rollin|title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2012–2013|year=2012|publisher=Headline|location=London|isbn=978-0-7553-6356-8|page=1008|edition=43rd}}

| height =

| position = Inside Forward

| youthyears1 = {{space|4}}–1955

| youthclubs1 = Nottingham Forest

| years1 = 1955–1957

| clubs1 = Nottingham Forest

| caps1 = 20

| goals1 = 4

| years2 = 1958–1959

| clubs2 = Brighton & Hove Albion

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1958–1959

| clubs3 = Gateshead

| caps3 = 17

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 1959–1961

| clubs4 = Ilkeston Town

| caps4 = 84

| goals4 = 23

| years5 = 1961–19??

| clubs5 = Sutton Town

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| clubs6 = Long Eaton United

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| clubs7 = Belper Town

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| managerclubs1 = Long Eaton United (player-manager)

}}

Dennis Alexander (1935—2011) was an English footballer who played as an inside forward.

Alexander started his career at Nottingham Forest, progressing from the youth team before making his first team debut in 1955. Alexander scored four goals in 20 league appearances for Forest before a brief spell at Brighton & Hove Albion, in which he did not make an appearance. Alexander then signed for Gateshead in 1958, going on to score a single goal in 17 league appearances. Alexander went on to play non-league football with Ilkeston Town, Sutton Town, Long Eaton United (where he was player-manager) and Belper Town.