| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 25 December 1939 | ||
| Place of birth | Cowie, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Gowanhill United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1958–1959 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 1959–1962 | Stenhousemuir | 39 | (9) |
| 1962–1965 | Stirling Albion | 51 | (11) |
| 1965–1966 | East Stirlingshire | 12 | (4) |
| 1966–1968 | Albion Rovers | 23 | (0) |
| 1968–1970 | Stenhousemuir | 23 | (0) |
| Total | 148 | (24) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1974 | Stenhousemuir | ||
| 1974–1986 | Stirling Albion | ||
| Scotland U18 | |||
| 1986–1988 | St Mirren | ||
| 1988–1992 | Aberdeen | ||
| 1992–1996 | Clyde | ||
| 1998–2002 | Scotland U21 | ||
| 2000–2002 | Dundee United | ||
| 2002–2005 | Ross County | ||
| 2013 | Falkirk (interim) | ||
| 2017 | Falkirk (interim) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alex Smith MBE (born 25 December 1939) is a Scottish former football player and manager. His major achievements over close to five decades as a manager include winning the Scottish Cup in 1987 with St Mirren and 1990 with Aberdeen, where he also won the Scottish League Cup in 1989. He had a role in the development of many prominent players,[1] and the 2005 book on Scottish football, The Final Whistle? was described as "the nearest thing the Scottish game has to a father figure".