William Maxwell (footballer)
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William Sturrock Maxwell (21 September 1876 – 14 July 1940) was a Scottish
professional footballer and amateur cricket
er. Born in Arbroath
, he played for hometown club Arbroath F.C.
, Dundee
, Heart of Midlothian
, Stoke City
, Sunderland
, Third Lanark
and Bristol City
. He also gained one cap
for the Scotland national team
. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1901–02
season, and later, while at Bristol City
, he was the Second Division
topscorer with 27 goals in the 1905–06 season.
Maxwell later coached the Belgian national team.
and he wanted the security of a similar position in Stoke-On-Trent
. It took a year before he signed for Stoke in the summer of 1895. He was 18 at the time and was a great prospect. For six seasons he was a prolific goalscorer for Stoke and he also gained a Scotland cap. Stoke, however, had financial problems and had to sell Maxwell to Third Lanark for £250 in 1901. Maxwell went on to Sunderland and Bristol City where he continued his career. Maxwell retired in 1909 and moved to Belgium to move in to management.
Outside of football, Maxwell played a single cricket
match for Staffordshire
in the 1904 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset
. In Staffordshires' first-innings, he was dismissed for 4 runs by Hubert Greenhill
, becoming one of Greenhill's 8 victims in the innings. In their second-innings, he opened the batting, scoring 18 unbeaten
runs.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
professional footballer and amateur cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
er. Born in Arbroath
Arbroath
Arbroath or Aberbrothock is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus in Scotland, and has a population of 22,785...
, he played for hometown club Arbroath F.C.
Arbroath F.C.
Arbroath F.C. are a Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Second Division. They were founded in 1878 and currently play their home matches at Gayfield, Arbroath, Angus. They play in maroon strips, and are nicknamed "The Red Lichties" due to the red light that used to guide...
, Dundee
Dundee F.C.
Dundee Football Club, founded in 1893, are a football club based in the city of Dundee, Scotland. They are nicknamed The Dee or The Dark Blues and play their home matches at Dens Park. Their shirt colour is dark blue. Dundee currently play in the Scottish First Division, having been relegated from...
, Heart of Midlothian
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
Heart of Midlothian Football Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Gorgie, in the west of Edinburgh. They currently play in the Scottish Premier League and are one of the two principal clubs in the city, the other being Hibernian...
, Stoke City
Stoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
, Sunderland
Sunderland A.F.C.
Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...
, Third Lanark
Third Lanark A.C.
Third Lanark Athletic Club was a football club that originally existed between 1872 and 1967, 95 years in existence, based in Glasgow, Scotland. Third Lanark were known as Thirds, the Warriors, the Redcoats and the Hi Hi's...
and Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
. He also gained one cap
Cap (sport)
In sports, a cap is a metaphorical term for a player's appearance on a select team, such as a national team. The term dates from the practice in the United Kingdom of awarding a cap to every player in an international match of association football...
for the Scotland national team
Scotland national football team
The Scotland national football team represents Scotland in international football and is controlled by the Scottish Football Association. Scotland are the joint oldest national football team in the world, alongside England, whom they played in the world's first international football match in 1872...
. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1901–02
1901-02 in Scottish football
The 1901–02 season was the 12th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division One:-Scottish League Division Two:-Scottish Cup:...
season, and later, while at Bristol City
Bristol City F.C.
Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City...
, he was the Second Division
Football League Second Division
From 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
topscorer with 27 goals in the 1905–06 season.
Maxwell later coached the Belgian national team.
Career
Maxwell almost signed for Stoke in the summer of 1894. Maxwell was a solicitor's clerk in DundeeDundee
Dundee is the fourth-largest city in Scotland and the 39th most populous settlement in the United Kingdom. It lies within the eastern central Lowlands on the north bank of the Firth of Tay, which feeds into the North Sea...
and he wanted the security of a similar position in Stoke-On-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent
Stoke-on-Trent , also called The Potteries is a city in Staffordshire, England, which forms a linear conurbation almost 12 miles long, with an area of . Together with the Borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme Stoke forms The Potteries Urban Area...
. It took a year before he signed for Stoke in the summer of 1895. He was 18 at the time and was a great prospect. For six seasons he was a prolific goalscorer for Stoke and he also gained a Scotland cap. Stoke, however, had financial problems and had to sell Maxwell to Third Lanark for £250 in 1901. Maxwell went on to Sunderland and Bristol City where he continued his career. Maxwell retired in 1909 and moved to Belgium to move in to management.
Outside of football, Maxwell played a single cricket
Cricket
Cricket is a bat-and-ball game played between two teams of 11 players on an oval-shaped field, at the centre of which is a rectangular 22-yard long pitch. One team bats, trying to score as many runs as possible while the other team bowls and fields, trying to dismiss the batsmen and thus limit the...
match for Staffordshire
Staffordshire County Cricket Club
Staffordshire County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Staffordshire and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
in the 1904 Minor Counties Championship against Dorset
Dorset County Cricket Club
Dorset County Cricket Club is one of the county clubs which make up the Minor Counties in the English domestic cricket structure, representing the historic county of Dorset and playing in the Minor Counties Championship and the MCCA Knockout Trophy...
. In Staffordshires' first-innings, he was dismissed for 4 runs by Hubert Greenhill
Hubert Greenhill
Hubert Maclean Greenhill was an English cricketer. Greenhill was a right-handed batsman who bowled slow left-arm orthodox spin....
, becoming one of Greenhill's 8 victims in the innings. In their second-innings, he opened the batting, scoring 18 unbeaten
Not out
In cricket, a batsman will be not out if he comes out to bat in an innings and has not been dismissed by the end of the innings. One may similarly describe a batsman as not out while the innings is still in progress...
runs.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke Stoke City F.C. Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts... |
1895–96 | 23 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 27 | 11 |
| 1896–97 | 29 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 16 | |
| 1897–98 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 11 | |
| 1898–99 | 31 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 37 | 19 | |
| 1899–1900 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 11 | |
| 1900–01 | 27 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 16 | |
| Total | 153 | 74 | 17 | 10 | 170 | 84 | |
| Sunderland | 1902–03 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | |
| Bristol City Bristol City F.C. Bristol City Football Club is one of two football league clubs in Bristol, England . They play at Ashton Gate, located in the south-west of the City... |
1905–06 | | | |||||
| 1906–07 | | | ||||||
| 1907–08 | | | ||||||
| Total | 120 | 58 | 120 | 58 | |||
| Career Total | 280 | 135 | 17 | 10 | 297 | 145 | |