James_Maxwell_(footballer,_born_1887)
James Maxwell (footballer, born 1887)
Scottish footballer
James Morton Maxwell (26 July 1887 – 21 April 1917) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock as an outside right.[4][5] He also played in the Football League for The Wednesday and Woolwich Arsenal.[1][6][7] He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI.[8]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Morton Maxwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 26 July 1887[2] | ||
| Place of birth | New Cumnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 April 1917(1917-04-21) (aged 29)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Istabulat, Iraq | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmarnock Shawbank | |||
| Petershill Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904 | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| 1904–1907 | Kilmarnock | 50 | (13) |
| 1907–1908 | The Wednesday | 27 | (6) |
| 1908–1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| 1909– | Hurlford | ||
| 0000–1910 | Galston | ||
| 1910–1911 | Carlisle United | ||
| 1911–1912 | Lanemark | ||
| 1912–1916 | Kilmarnock | 15 | (2) |
| 1913–1914 | → Nithsdale Wanderers (loan) | ||
| International career | |||
| 1907 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Maxwell was married with two children,[9] one of whom, his son of the same name, nicknamed 'Bud', also became a footballer.[10] Maxwell served as a lance corporal in the Seaforth Highlanders during the First World War and died of wounds suffered during the Battle of Istabulat on 21 April 1917.[2][11] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[3] His elder brother Thomas was killed in Pas-de-Calais, France in 1918.[12]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 1904–05[4] | Scottish First Division | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| 1905–06[4] | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| 1906–07[4] | 24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Total | 50 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 57 | 15 | ||
| The Wednesday | 1906–07[13] | First Division | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| 1907–08[13] | 20 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | ||
| Total | 27 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| Woolwich Arsenal | 1908–09[14] | First Division | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Kilmarnock | 1912–13[15] | Scottish First Division | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 3 |
| Total | 55 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 65 | 18 | ||
| Career total | 84 | 20 | 10 | 4 | 94 | 24 | ||
- Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 200. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1916–1917" (PDF). p. 10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- "Casualty Details: James Maxwell". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- "Kilmarnock Player James Morton Maxwell Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- "James Maxwell". Arsenal.com. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "To The Glory of God". Newcastle United Football Club. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "James Maxwell – Scotland Football League Record from 02 Mar 1907 to 02 Mar 1907 clubs – Kilmarnock". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
- "James M. Maxwell: the Arsenal player who "went missing" after a game in the north". The History of Arsenal. Retrieved 17 September 2016.
- "James Morton "Bud" Maxwell". www.killiefc.com. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- "James Morton Maxwell | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
- "Casualty Details: Thomas Maxwell". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 12 October 2016.
- "J M Maxwell". www.adrianbullock.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- "James Maxwell". 11v11.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
- "Kilmarnock Player James Morton Maxwell() Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 June 2017.
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