James Maxwell (footballer, born 1887)

James Maxwell
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
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)

* 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. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 200. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 http://www.edinburghs-war.ed.ac.uk/sites/default/files/pdf_Season_1916-1917_(Fell).pdf
  3. 1 2 Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  4. "Kilmarnock Player James Morton Maxwell Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 2016-09-19.
  5. Group, Arsenal Media. "James Maxwell | Arsenal.com". www.arsenal.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  6. 1 2 "James Morton Maxwell (1887 - 1917) - Find A Grave Memorial". www.findagrave.com. Retrieved 2016-09-17.
  7. "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.
  8. "James Morton Maxwell | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 2016-09-18.
  9. Manchester, Reading Room. "Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 2016-10-12.


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