Thomas "Sturdy" Maxwell (born circa 1898) was a Scottish

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forward who played in Scotland, England and the United States.

Career

Maxwell began his senior career with Clyde in 1917. In 1921, he took part in a 'Scotland' tour of North America organised by Third Lanark. At the time he played club football for Dunfermline Athletic who were playing in the

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. Maxwell played in a game against

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during the tour on 9 July 1921;(Scotland player, including unofficial matches) Tom Maxwell
London Hearts Supporters Club this was not officially an international and therefore he did not receive a cap. In October 1921, Maxwell signed with

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, but played only one

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game and then moved back to Scotland, playing briefly for Dunfermline again and also going on trial with

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. In January 1923, Maxwell signed with

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of the American Soccer League. He played three seasons with Bethlehem, winning the 1924 American Cup with them. In March 1924, he was ejected from the Easter final of the 1923-24 National Challenge Cup for an altercation with

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. In 1925, Bethlehem released Maxwell who signed with the New Bedford Whalers. In 1928, Maxwell began the season with the Whalers. In October 1928, the Whalers briefly moved to the

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, then rejoined the American Soccer League a few games later. During this turmoil, Maxwell left the Whalers and joined

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of the ESL. On 31 December 1928, the Centennials loaned Maxwell to Bethlehem Steel for one league game. In March 1929, Philadelphia sent Maxwell to Bethlehem Steel.New Bedford First Of Three Game Schedule
Bethlehemsteelsoccer.org (28 March 1929).

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Maxwell, Sturdy 1890s births Year of birth missing Year of death missing American Soccer League (1921–1933) players Scottish Football League players English Football League players Arsenal F.C. players Bethlehem Steel F.C. (1907–1930) players Clyde F.C. players Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Dumbarton Harp F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Eastern Professional Soccer League (1928–29) players New Bedford Whalers players Philadelphia Centennials (soccer) players Scottish footballers Scottish expatriate footballers Expatriate soccer players in the United States Association football forwards Scottish expatriate sportspeople in the United States