Alex Dyer (footballer, born 1965)

Alex Dyer
Personal information
Full name Alexander Constantine Dyer
Date of birth (1965-11-14) 14 November 1965
Place of birth Forest Gate, England
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Kilmarnock (assistant manager)
Youth career
1982–1983 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1987 Blackpool 108 (19)
1987–1988 Hull City 60 (14)
1988–1990 Crystal Palace 17 (2)
1990–1993 Charlton Athletic 78 (13)
1993–1995 Oxford United 76 (6)
1995 Lincoln City 1 (0)
1995–1996 Barnet 35 (2)
1996–1997 F.C. Maia 0 (0)
1997–1998 Huddersfield Town 12 (1)
1998–2000 Notts County 80 (6)
2000–2001 Kingstonian 0 (0)
2001 Hayes 1 (0)
Total 469 (63)
Teams managed
2017 Welling United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:10, 5 October 2008 (UTC)

Alexander Constantine Dyer (born 14 November 1965, in Forest Gate, Greater London)[1] is an English former footballer who is assistant manager of Scottish club Kilmarnock.

Dyer played mainly as a defender (but who could also play in midfield) for eleven clubs in a seventeen-year professional career. His achievements as a player including helping Blackpool win promotion to the Third Division in 1985 and Crystal Palace to the First Division in 1989.

Playing career

Dyer began his youth career at Watford, but did not make a senior appearance for the club, signing instead for Blackpool for whom he made 108 appearances between 1983 and 1987. He moved on to Hull City in 1987 making 60 appearances, scoring 14 times, over the next two seasons. On 9 November 1988[1] Dyer signed for Crystal Palace and made his debut on 12 November, as a substitute for Neil Redfearn in an away 0–2 defeat to Bournemouth.[2] Redfearn moved on to Watford on 18 November[3] and Dyer took his number seven shirt for the next six games before losing his place to Eddie McGoldrick,[2] who signed from Northampton Town on 9 January 1989.[4] Those seven appearances (one goal) made up Dyer's total for the 1988–89 season in which Palace achieved promotion to the top tier.[2] Dyer remained at Palace for the 1989–90 season making 10 further appearances and scoring one other goal, before moving on to Charlton Athletic. He subsequently played for, Oxford United, Lincoln City, Barnet, F.C. Maia (Portugal), Huddersfield Town and Notts County before moving into non-league football firstly with Kingstonian and then Hayes.

Coaching and management career

Having been employed for eight months as a PE Teacher in a South London school,[5] in April 2004 he joined West Ham United as assistant to sports scientist Tony Strudwick.[6] His role at the club changed to conditioning coach in July 2007.[7] and following Kevin Keen's promotion to first-team coach, reserve team coach in September 2008.[8][9]

In January 2011 he left the Hammers to link up with Chris Powell as assistant manager at Charlton Athletic.[10] On 27 May 2014 Dyer was sacked from Charlton after the appointment of Bob Peeters as manager.[11]

Following the appointment of Chris Powell as the new manager of Huddersfield Town, Dyer, a former Terrier himself, joined the Yorkshire side as assistant manager on 3 September 2014.[12] When Powell was dismissed on 4 November 2015, Dyer also left his post.[13]

On 7 April 2017 Dyer was appointed manager of Welling United until the end of the season.[14] Despite being keen to continue in the manager's role,[15] Welling announced a new management team for the coming season on 12 May 2017.[16]

Dyer was appointed as a first team coach at National League South Whitehawk in October 2017, but left within days to join Steve Clarke at Kilmarnock.[17]

References

  1. 1 2 Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 322. ISBN 0907969542.
  2. 1 2 3 Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 271. ISBN 0907969542.
  3. ↑ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 338. ISBN 0907969542.
  4. ↑ Mike Purkiss & Nigel Sands. Crystal Palace: A Complete Record 1905–1989. p. 332. ISBN 0907969542.
  5. ↑ "Alex delighted". West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 5 May 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Alex on board". West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 22 April 2004. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  7. ↑ "Nick proving that science is golden". West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 30 July 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  8. ↑ "Sears enjoying Zola impact". West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "Reserves face Tuesday test". West Ham United F.C. Official Website. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2010.
  10. ↑ "Powell names number two". Charlton Athletic F.C. Official Website. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
  11. ↑ "Charlton Athletic appoint Belgian Bob Peeters as manager". BBC Sport. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Alex Dyer happy to be back at Huddersfield Town as part of Chris Powell's coaching team". The Huddersfield Daily Examiner. Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "CHRIS POWELL LEAVES HUDDERSFIELD TOWN". Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  14. ↑ "Alex Dyer appointed Wings Manager". www.wellingunited.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  15. ↑ http://www.kentsportsnews.com/dyer-wants-welling-job-full-time-03-05-2017/
  16. ↑ "Ex Wing Jamie Coyle announced as Wings Manager". www.wellingunited.com. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
  17. ↑ http://www.scotsman.com/sport/football/teams/kilmarnock/kilmarnock-appoint-ex-west-brom-boss-steve-clarke-as-new-manager-1-4586738
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