Alex would play a key role during Aberdeen’s glory years, helping the club to unprecedented domestic success under the management of Sir Alex Ferguson. There he would become one of the finest centre backs in the club’s history. During his time at Aberdeen, Alex would make 493 appearances for the club, helping them to win the Scottish Premier Division on three occasions, as well as the Scottish Cup five times, the Scottish League Cup twice, the European Cup Winners’ Cup and European Super Cup. He was named the 1990 SFWA Footballer of the Year.
By 1987 he joined the Scottish FA International Roll of Honour, after being capped 77 times for Scotland, the fourth most caps in Scotland’s history. He was inducted into the Scottish Hall of Fame after it was introduced in 2004. He was also recognised in a Scottish Television fan poll of Scotland’s Greatest Team. He would play in three World Cups and even go on to …