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Graham Alexander (born .http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=35468&squadid=1 CLUB CAREER Alexander began his career in the late 1980's as a Youth Player with Scunthorpe United and in 1991 he signed his first professional contract, quickly becoming a member of the first team. Alexander made over 200 appearances at Scunthorpe before moving to Luton Town for a transfer fee of £100,000.http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/preston/2151067.stmhttp://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=87 He went on to make a similar number of appearances with Luton in his four years with the club. In 1999 two clubs were vying for his signature; on August 25 2007 http://www.pnefc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~1098579,00.html. He was also in the PFA's Championship Team of the Season for 2004/05http://www.burnleyfootballclub.premiumtv.co.uk/page/ProfilesDetail/0,,10413~8811,00.html During the summer of 2007 a number of clubs were linked with Alexander including Crystal Palace who had a £50,000 bid turned down by Preston, who said;
On Derek Shaw did not want to lose the player and said;
Following Alexander's departure, Preston manager Paul Simpson also made similar comment regarding the player's departure but insisted he did not want to offer a 2-year contract to a 35 year old.http://www.claretsmad.co.uk/news/loadnews.asp?cid=TMNW&id=350969 The £200,000 transfer money was made up of £100,000 payable in 2007 and the final £100,000 payable in the summer of 2008.http://www.burnleyfootballclub.premiumtv.co.uk/page/LatestHeadlines/0,,10413~1102381,00.html INTERNATIONAL CAREER Though Alexander was born in England he was eligible for the , 2002 in the 2-1 friendly loss to Nigeria at the Pittodrie Stadium .http://www.scottishfa.co.uk/player_details.cfm?playerid=35468&squadid=1 In 2006, he gained his 25th Cap in a victory against France , the same year he won the annual Japanese Kirin Cup with Scotland, beating Bulgaria in the final.http://www.rsssf.com/tablesk/kirin.html NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS
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