Ian Maxwell (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ian Gardner Maxwell[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chryston Amateurs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1993–1998 | Queen's Park | 156 | (17) |
| 1998–2002 | Ross County | 138 | (5) |
| 2002–2005 | St Johnstone | 100 | (5) |
| 2005–2008 | St Mirren | 54 | (3) |
| 2008–2010 | Partick Thistle | 55 | (3) |
| Total | 503 | (33) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ian Gardner Maxwell (born 2 May 1975) is a Scottish football executive and former player who is currently the Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association.
Playing career
[edit]Born in Glasgow, Maxwell started his career with Queen's Park and played at Hampden Park for five years[2] before moving to Ross County in 1998. He was part of the Staggies team that won the 1998–99 Scottish Third Division and then finished third in the 1999–2000 Scottish Second Division to secure a second consecutive promotion. He signed for St Johnstone in 2002,[3] playing in the Scottish First Division for three more seasons before signing for First Division rivals St Mirren in 2005.[4]
Maxwell played in defence and was part of the St Mirren side which won the Scottish First Division title in the 2005–06 season. In May 2008, having played in 33 Scottish Premier League games across two seasons, he moved back to the First Division with Partick Thistle[5] but was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.
Administrative career
[edit]A few weeks later he was back at Thistle, as assistant manager to Ian McCall. After McCall stepped down as Thistle manager in April 2011, Jackie McNamara and Simon Donnelly took control of the team, while Maxwell became the general manager.[6] He was promoted to the position of managing director in 2014.[7]
In April 2018, the Scottish Football Association announced that Maxwell would be appointed as their chief executive at the end of the 2017–18 season.[7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Ian Maxwell, The Thistle Archive
- ^ Name: Maxwell, Ian, QPFC.com
- ^ "Lilley signs for Partick". BBC. 21 May 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ "Maxwell to join with other Saints". BBC. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ "Maxwell completes Thistle switch". BBC. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
- ^ Parks, Gordon (20 April 2011). "Partick Thistle to unveil Ian Maxwell as general manager". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Ian Maxwell appointed as Chief Executive". Scottish Football Association. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
External links
[edit]- Ian Maxwell at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Ian Maxwell at LinkedIn
- Ian Maxwell at Soccerbase
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