Alec Brader, MBE (6 October 1942 – 27 October 2024) was an English professional footballer, schoolteacher and youth athletics coach who played as an inside forward.[2] Following his football career he became a schoolteacher teaching Physical Education, Geography, and European Studies, spending most of his career at William Lovell Academy where he eventually became Deputy Headmaster. He also volunteered as a youth athletics coach for Lincolnshire teams for over 40 years. For the Easter time he organized and went on tour with the Lincs Schools F.A.[3] to the triborder area of the Netherlands, Germany, and Belgium. The youth football players took part in international tournaments and friendly matches. [4]
For his services to "young people" he was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Years Honours list.[5]
Brader died from kidney disease in Lincoln, on 27 October 2024, at the age of 82.[6][7]