Ian Gardner Maxwell (born 2 May 1975) is a
Scottish football executive and former player who is currently the Chief Executive of the
Scottish Football Association.
Playing career
Born in
Glasgow
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, Maxwell started his career with
Queen's Park and played at
Hampden Park for five years before moving to
Ross County in 1998. He was part of the ''Staggies'' team that won the
1998–99 Scottish Third Division
The 1998–99 Scottish Third Division was won by Ross County who, along with second placed Stenhousemuir, gained promotion to the Second Division. Montrose finished bottom.
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and then finished third in the
1999–2000 Scottish Second Division
The 1999–2000 Scottish Second Division was won by Clyde and ended with Alloa Athletic pipping Ross County to second place on the final day of the season thanks to a 6-1 win over Queen of the South, while Ross County could only manage a 2-2 dra ...
to secure a second consecutive promotion. He signed for
St Johnstone in 2002, playing in the
Scottish First Division
The Scottish Football League First Division was the second tier in the Scottish football league system between 1975 and 2013.
History
The First Division was introduced in 1975–76 to replace the old Scottish Football League Division Two, as ...
for three more seasons before signing for First Division rivals
St Mirren in 2005.
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, having played in 33
Scottish Premier League games across two seasons, he moved back to the First Division with
Partick Thistle but was released at the end of the 2009–10 season.
Administrative career
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
Jackie McNamara (born 24 October 1973) is a Scottish professional football agent, and former player, manager and executive. He won 33 international caps playing for Scotland, and filled a variety of defensive roles in his career.
McNamara beg ...
and
Simon Donnelly
Simon Thomas Donnelly (born 1 December 1974) is a Scottish professional football player and coach. Donnelly played as a forward or wide midfielder for Queen's Park, Celtic, Sheffield Wednesday, St Johnstone, Dunfermline Athletic, Partick ...
took control of the team, while Maxwell became the general manager.
He was promoted to the position of managing director in 2014.
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.
See also
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List of footballers in Scotland by number of league appearances
The following is a list of footballers who have made at least 500 domestic league appearances in Scottish league football. This includes the appearances and goals of players, in the Scottish Professional Football League, or its predecessor competi ...
(500+)
References
External links
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Ian Maxwellat LinkedIn
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1975 births
Living people
Footballers from Glasgow
Scottish footballers
Alumni of Glasgow Caledonian University
Scottish Premier League players
Scottish Football League players
Queen's Park F.C. players
Ross County F.C. players
St Johnstone F.C. players
St Mirren F.C. players
Partick Thistle F.C. players
Partick Thistle F.C. non-playing staff
Directors of football clubs in Scotland
Chief executives of the Scottish Football Association
Association football defenders
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