 Govan in December 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Govan | ||
| Date of birth | 16 June 1929 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 June 2016 (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 | |||
Alexander Govan (16 June 1929 – 10 June 2016) was a Scottish professional footballer who played at outside left. Most of his career was spent with Plymouth Argyle (in two spells) and with Birmingham City during their most successful period in the 1950s, and he also had a short spell with Portsmouth. He is credited with being responsible for Birmingham's fans adopting Harry Lauder's song "Keep right on to the end of the road" as their anthem.