James 'Jimmy' Maxwell
Personal information
Date of birth 1889
Date of death (aged 27)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1901–1904 Linfield
1904–1905 Glentoran[2] 25 (3)
1905–1907 Belfast Celtic
International career
1902–1907 Ireland Amateurs 7 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jimmy Maxwell (1889 – 1 July 1916) was an Irish footballer who played as a forward.[3]

Club career

Maxwell was part of the Linfield side who won a treble in 1901–02, claiming Irish League, Irish Cup and City Cup winners medals, before moving to Glentoran in 1904, scoring on his return to his old club in a 2–2 draw. After a single season with Glentoran, he moved on to Belfast Celtic, where he played in the 1906 Irish Cup Final 2–0 defeat to Shelbourne.[3]

International career

Maxwell made his Ireland debut against Wales during the [4]1901-02 British Home Championship, and went on to make 7 international appearances, scoring one goal against Wales in 1906.

Death

Maxwell died age 27 on 1 July 1916 whilst serving with the Royal Irish Rifles regiment of the British Army during the Battle of the Somme. He has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Casualty". Commenwealth War Graves Commission. CWGC. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ↑ "Jimmy Maxwell". worldfootball. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 "NIFG: Jimmy Maxwell". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Jimmy Maxwell stats". EU-Football.Info. Retrieved 6 April 2020.
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