Quick Facts
Biography
Alan Maxwell (1870 – unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Darwen, Everton and Stoke.
Career
Maxwell was born in Glasgow and played for Cambuslang before joining English club Everton in 1891. He spent three years at Everton scoring 15 goals and helped them reach the 1893 FA Cup Final where he played in a 1–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers. He joined Darwen in 1893 and spent another three years with the struggling Lancashire club before he was subject to a bizarre transfer to Stoke. Instead of requesting an amount of money for Maxwell, Darwen instead wanted Stoke to provide them with a new set of wrought iron gates. He spent two season with Stoke making 37 appearances scoring six goals before returning to Scotland with St Bernard's.
Career statistics
Sourced from Alan Maxwell profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Everton | 1891–92 | Football League | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| 1892–93 | First Division | 23 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 30 | 9 | |
| 1893–94 | First Division | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| Total | 43 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 50 | 15 | ||
| Darwen | 1893–94 | First Division | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 1894–95 | Second Division | 27 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 29 | 12 | |
| 1895–96 | Second Division | 17 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 60 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 13 | ||
| 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 | 30 | 16 | 4 | 150 | 34 | ||