William Maxwell (footballer)

William Maxwell
Personal information
Full name William Sturrock Maxwell
Date of birth 21 September 1876
Place of birth Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death 14 July 1940(1940-07-14) (aged 63)
Place of death Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1892 Hearts Strollers
1893–1894 Arbroath
1894 Dundee 1 (1)
1894 Heart of Midlothian 1 (1)
1894–1895 Dundee 0 (0)
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)
1909–1910 Léopold
Total 352 (181)
International career
1898 Scotland 1 (0)
1902 Scottish Football League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
1910–1913 Belgium
1920–1928 Belgium
1937–1938 Cercle Brugge
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Belgium (as manager)
Olympic Games
1920 AntwerpMen's competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Sturrock Maxwell (21 September 1876 – 14 July 1940) was a Scottish professional footballer and amateur cricketer.

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 Belgium national team.