Alf Maitland

Alfred Edward Maitland (8 October 1895 – 1981) was a Scottish professional football full back who made over 330 appearances in the Football League for Newcastle United, South Shields and Middlesbrough.[1][3][4]

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]
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
0000–1935	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

Personal life

Maitland served in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Middlesbrough	1923–24[6]	First Division	25	0	1	0	26	0
Newcastle United	1924–25[6]	First Division	11	0	0	0	11	0
	1925–26[6]		5	0	0	0	5	0
	1926–27[6]		36	0	3	0	39	0
	1927–28[6]		38	0	1	0	39	0
	1928–29[6]		40	0	1	0	41	0
	1929–30[6]		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[6]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 195. ISBN 190589161X.
2. Alf Maitland on Lives of the First World War
3. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
4. "Maitland Alf Image 1 South Shields 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
5. "North East War Memorials Project – Regional Content". www.newmp.org.uk. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
6. "Alf Maitland". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.