Allan Maxwell Explained

Allan Maxwell
Fullname:Allan Maxwell
Birth Date:2 April 1869
Birth Place:Motherwell, Scotland
Death Date:[1]
Death Place:New Lexington, Ohio, United States
Position:Forward
Years1:1890–1891
Caps1:13
Goals1:5
Years2:1891–1893
Caps2:43
Goals2:13
Years3:1893–1895
Caps3:60
Goals3:22
Years4:1895–1897
Caps4:31
Goals4:4
Years5:1897–1898
Clubs5:St Bernard's
Caps5:4
Goals5:1
Totalcaps:151
Totalgoals:45

Allan Maxwell (2 April 1869 – 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Darwen, Everton and Stoke.[2]

Career

Maxwell was born in Motherwell (though resided mainly in Hamilton in his youth)[3] and played for Cambuslang in the inaugural season of the Scottish Football League, also featuring in the Glasgow FA v Sheffield FA challenge fixture,[4] before joining English club Everton in 1891, along with goalkeeper Archibald Pinnell.[3] [2]

He spent three years at Everton during the period when they moved from Anfield to Goodison Park, scoring 15 goals, and helped them reach the 1893 FA Cup Final where he played in a 1–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[3] [2] He joined Darwen in 1893 and spent another three years with the struggling Lancashire club[3] before he was subject to a bizarre transfer to Stoke:[2] instead of requesting an amount of money for Maxwell, Darwen instead wanted Stoke to provide them with a new set of wrought iron gates.[2] [3] He spent two seasons with Stoke, making 37 appearances and scoring six goals, before returning to Scotland with St Bernard's.[2] [4] He soon emigrated to the United States in 1902 and remained living there until his death.[3]

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTest MatchTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Everton1891–92Football League16400164
1892–93First Division237733010
1893–94First Division420042
Total43137350!16
1893–94First Division1631011184
1894–95Second Division2712202912
1895–96Second Division17700170
Total602230116423
Stoke1895–96First Division8142123
1896–97First Division23320253
Total3146237!6
Career Total134391651115145

Notes and References

  1. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58906099/allen-maxwell Allen Maxwell
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. http://efcheritagesociety.com/?p=4510 The Allan Maxwell Story
  4. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.