William Maxwell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Sturrock Maxwell | ||
| Date of birth | 21 September 1876 | ||
| Place of birth | Arbroath, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 July 1940 (aged 63) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Hearts Strollers | ||
| 1893–1894 | Arbroath | ||
| 1894–1895 | Heart of Midlothian | 1 | (0) |
| 1894–1895 | Dundee | ||
| 1895–1901 | Stoke | 153 | (74) |
| 1901–1902 | Third Lanark | 16 | (10) |
| 1902–1903 | Sunderland | 7 | (3) |
| 1903–1905 | Millwall Athletic | 54 | (34) |
| 1905–1908 | Bristol City | 120 | (58) |
| Total | 351 | (179) | |
| National team | |||
| 1898 | Scotland | 1 | (0) |
| 1902 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1910–1913 | Belgium | ||
| 1920–1938 | Belgium | ||
| 1937–1938 | Cercle Brugge | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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William Sturrock Maxwell (21 September 1876 – 14 July 1940) was a Scottish professional footballer and amateur cricketer.
Born in Arbroath, he played for hometown club Arbroath, Dundee, Heart of Midlothian, Stoke, Sunderland, Third Lanark and Bristol City. He also gained one cap for the Scotland national team. He finished as the top scorer in the Scottish Football League Division One in the 1901–02 season, and later, while at Bristol City, he was the Second Division topscorer with 27 goals in the 1905–06 season. Maxwell later coached the Belgian national team.
Maxwell was born in Arbroath and began his career as an amateur playing for Hearts Strollers, Arbroath, Heart of Midlothian and Dundee whilst working as a solicitor's clerk. He was persuaded by Stoke manager Bill Rowley to become professional and he did so joining the Potters in the summer of 1895. Maxwell scored on his Stoke debut on the opening day of the 1895–96 season, in a 2–0 win over Bolton Wanderers. He initially had to bide his time as fellow Scottish forwards Billy Dickson and Tommy Hyslop were established in the first team. Following the departure of both Dickson and Hyslop in the summer of 1896 Maxwell became Stoke's main attacking threat and he became the clubs first prolific goalscorer. He finished up as top goalscorer for five seasons in a row, hitting 16 in 1896–97, 11 in 1897–98, 19 in 1898–99, 11 in 1899–1900 and 16 in 1900–01.
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