Alf Maitland

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
0000–1935 Leamington Town
International career
1922 Football League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
Salisbury City (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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Maitland served in the Royal Air Force during the First World War.[6]

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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

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Newcastle United

References

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  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 195. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ Alf Maitland on Lives of the First World War
  3. ^ Vulcan (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Middlesbrough". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  4. ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. ^ "Maitland Alf South Shields 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Newcastle United Footballers in the Great War". North East War Memorials Project. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h "Alf Maitland". 11v11.com. Retrieved 28 October 2019.