Jonathan James Maxted (born 26 October 1993) is an English professional

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who plays as a

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for club Newport County.

Early and personal life

Born in

Tadcaster Tadcaster is a market town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England, east of the Great North Road, north-east of Leeds, and south-west of York. Its historical importance from Roman times onward was largely as the ...

North Yorkshire North Yorkshire is the largest ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county (lieutenancy area) in England, covering an area of . Around 40% of the county is covered by National parks of the United Kingdom, national parks, including most of ...

, Maxted grew up in

Boston Spa Boston Spa is a Village and civil parish in the City of Leeds metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. Situated south of Wetherby, Boston Spa is on the south bank of the River Wharfe which separates it from Thorp Arch. According to th ...

. His uncle, Paul Maxted, also played as a goalkeeper for

Guiseley Guiseley ( ) is a town in metropolitan borough of the City of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire, it is situated south of Otley and Menston and is now a north-western suburb of Leeds. It sits in t ...

Career

Doncaster Rovers

After playing with Collingham and

Tadcaster Albion Tadcaster Albion Association Football Club is an association football club in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire, England. Formed in 1892, their ground is situated behind the John Smith's brewery in Tadcaster, thus the reason for their nickname "The Br ...

, Maxted joined

Doncaster Rovers Doncaster Rovers Football Club is a professional association football club based in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. The team compete in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. The club play their home games at ...

at the age of 15. While with Doncaster he spent loan spells at

Goole Goole is a port town and civil parish on the River Ouse in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. The town's historic county is the West Riding of Yorkshire. According to the 2011 UK census, Goole parish had a population of 19,518, an increa ...

and

Gainsborough Trinity Gainsborough Trinity Football Club is a football club based in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England. Established in 1873, the club became members of the Football League in 1893 and remained members of the Second Division until 1912, making Gainsbo ...

Hartlepool, Forest Green Rovers and Guiseley

After leaving Doncaster he played for

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

, before moving to

Forest Green Rovers Forest Green Rovers Football Club are a professional football club based in Nailsworth, Gloucestershire, England. The team compete in , the third tier of the English football league system, and have played their home games at The New Lawn since ...

in July 2015. He signed on loan for

in September 2016, making the move permanent in November 2016. In November 2017 his performances were credited with helping Guiseley reach the second round of the FA Cup for the first time in their history.

Accrington Stanley

Maxted signed for

Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley Football Club is a professional association football club based in Accrington, Lancashire, England. The club competes in League One, the third tier of the English football league system. They have spent their complete history ...

in January 2018. He made his Accrington Stanley debut on 2 April 2018, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 home win against

Notts County Notts County Football Club is a professional association football club based in Nottingham, England. The team participate in the National League (division), National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. Founded on the 2 ...

. He served as a deputy to

Connor Ripley Connor James Ripley (born 13 February 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for club Port Vale. Ripley turned professional at his local team Middlesbrough – where his father, Stuart, had played – in January ...

in the 2018–19 season.

Exeter City

After failing to agree a new contract with Accrington, it was confirmed on 28 June 2019 that he would join

Exeter City Exeter City Football Club is a professional association football club based in Exeter, Devon, England. The team play in , the third tier of the English football league system. Known as "the Grecians", the origin of their nickname is subject to ...

on 1 July 2019. He was nominated for January 2020 EFL League Two player of the month after keeping four consecutive clean sheets in the league. On 29 June 2020 he played for Exeter City in the behind closed doors League Two play-off final because of the

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Wembley Stadium Wembley Stadium (branded as Wembley Stadium connected by EE for sponsorship reasons) is a football stadium in Wembley, London. It opened in 2007 on the site of the Wembley Stadium (1923), original Wembley Stadium, which was demolished from 200 ...

, missing out on promotion to

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with a 4–0 defeat to

Northampton Town Northampton Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Northampton, England. The team plays in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1897, the club competed in the Midland ...

Northampton Town

On 12 May 2021 it was announced that he would leave Exeter at the end of the season, following the expiry of his contract. On 24 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign for

. He was released by Northampton at the end of the 2022-23 season.

Newport County

On 28 July 2023, Maxted signed for Newport County.

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References

1993 births Living people English men's footballers Tadcaster Albion A.F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Goole A.F.C. players Gainsborough Trinity F.C. players Hartlepool United F.C. players Forest Green Rovers F.C. players Guiseley A.F.C. players Accrington Stanley F.C. players Exeter City F.C. players Northampton Town F.C. players English Football League players Men's association football goalkeepers People from Boston Spa {{Newport County A.F.C. squad Newport County A.F.C. players