James Maxwell (footballer, born 1887)
| 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 (aged 29)[3] | ||
| Place of death | Istabulat, Iraq | ||
| Playing position | Outside right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kilmarnock Shawbank | |||
| Petershill Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1907 | Kilmarnock | 50 | (13) |
| 1906–1908 | The Wednesday | 27 | (6) |
| 1908–1909 | Woolwich Arsenal | 2 | (0) |
| Hurlford | |||
| 1909 | Galston | ||
| 1910 | Carlisle United | ||
| Lanemark | |||
| 1912–1913 | Kilmarnock | 15 | (2) |
| 1913–1914 | Nithsdale Wanderers | ||
| National team | |||
| 1907 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
James Morton Maxwell (26 July 1887 – 21 April 1917) was a Scottish professional football outside right who played in the Scottish League for Kilmarnock.[4] He also played in the Football League for The Wednesday and Woolwich Arsenal.[1][5] He made one appearance for the Scottish League XI.[6]
Personal life
Maxwell was married with two children.[7] He 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][8] He is commemorated on the Basra Memorial.[3] His elder brother Thomas was killed in Pas-de-Calais, France in 1918.[6][9]
References
- 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 200. ISBN 190589161X.
- 1 2 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
- 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Kilmarnock Player James Morton Maxwell Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
- ↑ Group, Arsenal Media. "James Maxwell | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- 1 2 "James Morton Maxwell (1887 - 1917) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ↑ "James M. Maxwell: the Arsenal player who "went missing" after a game in the north « The History of Arsenal". www.blog.woolwicharsenal.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
- ↑ "James Morton Maxwell | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
- ↑ Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.
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