Alf Maitland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alfred Edward Maitland[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 October 1895[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Leith, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1981 (aged 84–85)[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1913–1914 | Leith | ||
| 1914 | Benwell Adelaide | ||
| 1919–1923 | South Shields | 151 | (4) |
| 1923–1924 | Middlesbrough | 25 | (0) |
| 1924–1930 | Newcastle United | 156 | (0) |
| 1930 | Jarrow | ||
| 1930–1933 | Northfleet | ||
| 1933– | Salisbury City | ||
| Shirley Town | |||
| –1935 | Leamington Town | ||
| National team | |||
| 1922 | Football League XI | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| Salisbury City (player-manager) | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Alfred Edward Maitland (8 October 1895 – 1981) was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 330 appearances in the Football League for Newcastle United, South Shields and Middlesbrough as a full back.[1][4][5]
Personal life[]
Maitland served in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[6]
Career statistics[]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Middlesbrough | 1923–24[7] | First Division | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 0 |
| Newcastle United | 1924–25[7] | First Division | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1925–26[7] | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1926–27[7] | 36 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1927–28[7] | 38 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1928–29[7] | 40 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 0 | ||
| 1929–30[7] | 26 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| Total | 156 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 163 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 181 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 189 | 0 | ||
Honours[]
Newcastle United
- Football League First Division: 1926–27[7]
References[]
- ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 195. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ Alf Maitland on Lives of the First World War
- ^ Vulcan (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "Maitland Alf South Shields 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
- ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c d e f g h "Alf Maitland". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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- English Football League players
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- Scottish footballers
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- 1895 births
- 1981 deaths
- People from Leith
- Association football fullbacks
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War I
- Leith Athletic F.C. players
- South Shields F.C. (1889) players
- Middlesbrough F.C. players
- Jarrow F.C. players
- Ebbsfleet United F.C. players
- Leamington F.C. players
- English Football League representative players
- Salisbury City F.C. (1905) players
- Scottish football managers
- Footballers from Edinburgh