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That career has now seen him pass 1,000 games and he's been honoured by club and fans for that achievement, but now his home city are also to honour him with a Civic Reception.
Next week he'll return home to Coventry where he will be guest of honour at a Civic Reception hosted by the Lord Mayor and Lady Mayoress, Councillors Brian Kelsey and Mrs Brenda Kelsey.
His manager at Coventry Sporting, John Bloxham, said this week: "Keith Newbold (chairman of Coventry Schools) and I recommended him to Coventry City when he was 15 and he played a couple of trial games, but Bert Edwards wasn't sure what his best position was. That's when Richard Money came in and took him to Scunthorpe.
"It was really sad that he never got to play for his home town club, criminal really."
Money was involved on the youth side at the time at Scunthorpe and said of Alexander: "Everyone has an opinion in football and most players have a bit of luck here and a bit of bad luck there, and people's careers can change dramatically, and Graham's has, that's for sure, but that's all credit to him.
"We brought him to end of season trials at Scunthorpe. He has always had a terrific hunger for the game but he had great enthusiasm, energy and endeavour, and we signed him as a YTS and he very quickly broke into the first team.
"I went to Villa for four years and came back as manager, by which time Graham was firmly entrenched in the first team and we ended up selling him to Luton. Every year players get released from football clubs at 16 and they either go under or get stronger, and Graham was one of those who got stronger."
Money added: "I, like a lot of people am very proud of what he has done and achieved, and if I have played a small part in that then it makes me even prouder."