| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Totten | ||
| Date of birth | (1946-02-12)12 February 1946 (age 79)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Dennyloanhead, Scotland | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1960–1964 | Liverpool[2] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1965 | Dundee[2] | 9 | (0) |
| 1965–1969 | Dunfermline Athletic[2] | 30 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | Falkirk[2] | 21 | (1) |
| 1971–1973 | Queen of the South[2] | 62 | (6) |
| 1973–1978 | Alloa Athletic[2] | 52 | (2) |
| Total | 174 | (9) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Alloa Athletic | ||
| 1982–1984 | Falkirk[3] | ||
| 1986 | Rangers (caretaker) | ||
| 1986–1987 | Dumbarton | ||
| 1987–1992 | St Johnstone | ||
| 1992–1993 | East Fife | ||
| 1994–1996 | Kilmarnock | ||
| 1996–2002 | Falkirk[3] | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Alexander Totten (born 12 February 1946) is a Scottish formerfootball player and manager.
Growing up in Dennyloanhead,Stirlingshire, he signed forLiverpool straight from school in 1960 before signing for top divisionDundee back in Scotland in 1964. After a season, he moved ontoDunfermline Athletic where he made nearly 30 top division league appearances over four seasons. In 1969, he moved on toFalkirk, racking up another 20 starts over his two seasons at Brockville and also scoring his first Senior goal.
In July 1971 Totten transferred to Dumfries sideQueen of the South and became a first team regular for the first time his career in the lower division. His final transfer came in July 1973 with a move toAlloa Athletic where he wound down his on-field career and became manager in 1980.
Three years as a manager for Alloa Athletic ended when he became manager at previous clubFalkirk after leading Alloa Athletic to the Scottish First Division and a 6th-place finish. He then moved toRangers to becomeJock Wallace's assistant, expecting to – in time – become manager.[4] However, whenGraeme Souness was appointed in 1986, Totten left to manageDumbarton. He then tookSt Johnstone from the old Second Division to thePremier Division in the space of three seasons. He also led St Johnstone toScottish Cup semi-final appearances in1989 and1991. Totten's role in St Johnstone's progress was rewarded when he was madeSFWA Manager of the Year for 1991, butGeoff Brown sacked Totten in 1992 for demanding too much money for new players.[5]
Totten then managedEast Fife andKilmarnock, before returning to Falkirk as a manager in 1996. He guided Falkirk to the1997 Scottish Cup Final, having defeatedCeltic in the semi-final. Falkirk lost 1–0 to Kilmarnock, who had sacked Totten earlier that season,[6] in the final. Totten was eventually moved into adirector of football role by Falkirk in 2002.[7]Falkirk playedRangers in atestimonial match for Totten on 21 July 2007 at theFalkirk Stadium. The match ended 1–1 withLee McCulloch scoring for Rangers andPedro Moutinho scoring for Falkirk.
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