Ian Maxwell (footballer)

Ian Maxwell (born 2 May 1975 in Glasgow) is a Scottish football player and executive who is currently the Chief Executive of the Scottish Football Association.

For the businessman, see Ian Maxwell.

Ian Maxwell
Personal information
Full name Ian Maxwell
Date of birth (1975-05-02) 2 May 1975
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Scottish Football Association (chief executive)
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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Maxwell started his career with Queen's Park and played at Hampden Park for five years before moving to Ross County in 1998. He then signed for St Johnstone in 2002,[1] playing in the Scottish First Division before signing for First Division rivals St Mirren in 2005.[2]

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, he moved back to the First Division with Partick Thistle[3] but was released at the end of the 2009/10 season.

After playing

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.[4] He was promoted to the position of managing director in 2014.[5]

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.[5]

References
  1. "Lilley signs for Partick". BBC Sport. BBC. 21 May 2002. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  2. "Maxwell to join with other Saints". BBC Sport. BBC. 5 May 2005. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  3. "Maxwell completes Thistle switch". BBC Sport. BBC. 13 May 2008. Retrieved 14 May 2008.
  4. Parks, Gordon (20 April 2011). "Partick Thistle to unveil Ian Maxwell as general manager". Daily Record. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  5. "Ian Maxwell appointed as Chief Executive". Scottish Football Association. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2018.


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