Alex Govan Football player

Alexander "Alex" Govan (born 16 June 1929) is a Scottish former 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. 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.

Personal facts

Alex Govan
Alias (AKA)Govan Alex
Birth dateJune 16, 1929
Birth place
Scotland , Glasgow

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Football player

position
Forward (association football)
teams
Plymouth Argyle F.C.
Birmingham City F.C.
Portsmouth F.C.

Alex Govan on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player1/alexgovan.htm