Alan Maxwell
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Alan Maxwell[1] | ||
Date of birth | 2 April 1869[1] | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland[1] | ||
Date of death | 1951 (aged 81–82) | ||
Playing position | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1890 | Cambuslang | ||
1891–1893 | Everton | 43 | (13) |
1893–1895 | Darwen | 60 | (22) |
1895–1897 | Stoke | 31 | (4) |
1897 | St Bernard's | ||
Total | 134 | (39) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Alan Maxwell (2 April 1869 – 1951) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Darwen, Everton and Stoke.[1]
Career
Maxwell was born in Glasgow and played for Cambuslang before joining English club Everton in 1891.[1] He spent three years at Everton scoring 15 goals and helped them reach the 1893 FA Cup Final where he played in a 1–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers.[1] He joined Darwen in 1893 and spent another three years with the struggling Lancashire club before he was subject to a bizarre transfer to Stoke.[1] Instead of requesting an amount of money for Maxwell, Darwen instead wanted Stoke to provide them with a new set of wrought iron gates.[1] He spent two season with Stoke making 37 appearances scoring six goals before returning to Scotland with St Bernard's.[1]
Career statistics
Source:[2]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Test Match | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Everton | 1891–92 | Football League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 16 | 4 | |
1892–93 | First Division | 23 | 7 | 7 | 2 | — | 30 | 9 | ||
1893–94 | First Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | ||
Total | 43 | 13 | 7 | 2 | — | 50 | 15 | |||
Darwen | 1893–94 | First Division | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 4 |
1894–95 | Second Division | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 12 | ||
1895–96 | Second Division | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Total | 60 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 23 | ||
Stoke | 1895–96 | First Division | 8 | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | 12 | 3 | |
1896–97 | First Division | 23 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 3 | ||
Total | 31 | 4 | 6 | 2 | — | 37 | 6 | |||
Career Total | 134 | 39 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 151 | 44 |