| Full name | Sir John Maxwell Football Club | |
|---|---|---|
| Nickname | the Sir John[1][2] | |
| Founded | 1879 | |
| Dissolved | 1884 | |
| Ground | Norwood | |
| Match Secretary | William M'Neil | |
Sir John Maxwell Football Club was a Scottishfootball team, based inPollokshaws, now part ofGlasgow (at the time a separateburgh).
The club was founded in 1879, and with 30 members in 1881[3] was the smallest senior side inRenfrewshire (joint withGlenpatrick). It was named in honour ofa local philanthropist who had died two decades before.
The club entered theRenfrewshire Cup from 1880–81 to 1883–84,[4] reaching the quarter-final in 1881–82 thanks to a bye and one of the club's two wins in the competition; the Sir John protested its defeat byCartvale at that stage, to no avail.[5] Its last tie was againstJohnstone Athletic in the first round in 1883, and with Sir John Maxwell 6–3 up, the Athletic walked off;[6] the match nevertheless was replayed, and the Sir John won with an extra-time goal, but Athletic successfully protested that the Sir John had arrived 25 minutes late - despite being at home - so the Sir John was disqualified.[7]
ItsScottish Cup record was similarly undistinguished, reaching the second round in its first entry in1882–83, after beatingWoodland in a replay in the first, coming from 3–1 down to win 5–3;[8] it lost toPort Glasgow Athletic in the second,[9] following a confusing original tie that was reported as being a 3–3 draw, 4–3 win to the Sir John,[10] 5–3 win to the Sir John, and in any event, 3 goals for the Sir John disputed;[11] perhaps unsurprisingly there was a protest put in, but from the Sir John, on the basis that the referee turned out to have been a member of the Port.[12] Thefollowing season it lost toGreenock Northern in the first round, by another 5–3 scoreline, theScottish Football Association unanimously dismissing a protest as to the state of the ground.[13][14]
On 18 April 1884, at a meeting at the town hall between members of the club and of thePollok club, it was agreed to merge the two sides, under the namePollokshaws. William M'Neil, the match secretary of the Maxwell, was kept on as match secretary for the new club.[15]
The club wore dark blue jerseys, white knickers, and scarlet stockings.[16]
The club played at a private ground at Norwood, with a clubhouse on Maxwell Street.[17]
