Allan Maxwell

Allan Maxwell (2 April 1869 – 1956) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Darwen, Everton and Stoke.^[1]

Allan Maxwell

Personal information
Full name	Allan Maxwell[1]
Date of birth	2 April 1869[1]
Place of birth	Motherwell, Scotland[1]
Date of death	1956 (aged 86–87)[2][3]
Place of death	New Lexington, Ohio, United States
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1890–1891	Cambuslang	13	(5)
1891–1893	Everton	43	(13)
1893–1895	Darwen	60	(22)
1895–1897	Stoke	31	(4)
1897–1898	St Bernard's	4	(1)
Total		151	(45)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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][1]

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][1] 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:^[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][3] He spent two seasons with Stoke, making 37 appearances and scoring six goals, before returning to Scotland with St Bernard's.^[1][4] He soon emigrated to the United States in 1902 and remained living there until his death.^[3]

Career statistics

Source:^[5]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Test Match		Total
		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	3	—		30	10
	1893–94	First Division	4	2	0	0	—		4	2
	Total		43	13	7	3	—		50	16
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	5	1	1	151	45

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. Allen Maxwell, FindAGrave
3. The Allan Maxwell Story, Tony Onslow, EFC Heritage Society, 14 April 2020
4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
5. Allan Maxwell at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)