wˌaɪlst æt pˈɑːmɚstən pˈɑːɹk, ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ wˈʌn pɹəmˈoʊʃən fɹʌmðə θˈɜːd tə sˈɛkənd tˈɪɹ ʌv skˈɑːɾɪʃ fˈʊtbɔːl æt ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌvðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi ˈeɪɾi wˈʌn sˈiːzən, æz ðə dˈuːnheɪmɚz fˈɪnɪʃt ɹˈʌnɚzˌʌp tə ðə spˈaɪdɚz ɪnðɪ ˌɛsˌɛfˈɛl sˈɛkənd dᵻvˈɪʒən.
Whilst at Palmerston Park, Alexander won promotion from the third to second tier of Scottish football at the end of the 1980–81 season, as the Doonhamers finished runners-up to the Spiders in the SFL Second Division.