Ally Maxwell Player Profile

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Playing History

Season Win % Draw % Loss %
1997-98 - - - - - - -
1996-97 12 0 0 0 25.0% 33.3% 41.7%
1995-96 43 0 1 0 51.2% 27.9% 20.9%
Totals: 55 (0) 0


 Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals
 Cln = Clean Sheets | CtGR = Clean Sheets to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in
 Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals

 Recent First Team Starts
 26/10/96 Premier Division vs. Hearts (H) 1 - 0
 19/10/96 Premier Division vs. Dunfermline (A) 1 - 1
 12/10/96 Premier Division vs. Kilmarnock (H) 0 - 0
 28/09/96 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (H) 1 - 0
 21/09/96 Premier Division vs. Raith Rovers (A) 2 - 3

 Recent First Team Goals
 None

 List of Goals Scored
None

 List of Games Played (click to expand)
 26/10/96 Premier Division vs. Hearts (H)  1 - 0
 19/10/96 Premier Division vs. Dunfermline (A)  1 - 1
 12/10/96 Premier Division vs. Kilmarnock (H)  0 - 0
 28/09/96 Premier Division vs. Aberdeen (H)  1 - 0
 21/09/96 Premier Division vs. Raith Rovers (A)  2 - 3
 14/09/96 Premier Division vs. Celtic (H)  1 - 2
 07/09/96 Premier Division vs. Hearts (A)  0 - 1
 03/09/96 3rd Round vs. Dundee (H)  2 - 2
 24/08/96 Premier Division vs. Rangers (A)  0 - 1
 17/08/96 Premier Division vs. Hibernian (H)  0 - 1
 13/08/96 2nd Round vs. Stirling Albion (A)  2 - 1
 10/08/96 Premier Division vs. Motherwell (H)  1 - 1
 16/05/96 Promotion Playoff 2nd Leg vs. Partick Th (H)  2 - 1
 12/05/96 Promotion Playoff 1st Leg vs. Partick Th (A)  1 - 1
 04/05/96 First Division vs. Morton (A)  2 - 2
 27/04/96 First Division vs. Dunfermline (H)  0 - 1
 22/04/96 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  2 - 0
 13/04/96 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 1
 06/04/96 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  6 - 1
 30/03/96 First Division vs. St Mirren (A)  3 - 1
 23/03/96 First Division vs. Clydebank (H)  6 - 0
 10/03/96 Quarter Final vs. Celtic (A)  1 - 2
 02/03/96 First Division vs. Airdrie (A)  1 - 1
 27/02/96 First Division vs. Morton (H)  4 - 0
 24/02/96 First Division vs. Dunfermline (A)  2 - 2
 17/02/96 4th Round vs. Dunfermline (H)  1 - 0
 14/02/96 3rd Round vs. Berwick (A)  2 - 1
 03/02/96 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  1 - 3
 20/01/96 First Division vs. Dumbarton (A)  3 - 1
 13/01/96 First Division vs. St Mirren (H)  2 - 1
 09/01/96 First Division vs. Dundee (A)  2 - 0
 06/01/96 First Division vs. Clydebank (A)  1 - 1
 30/12/95 First Division vs. Airdrie (H)  2 - 2
 26/12/95 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  1 - 1
 16/12/95 First Division vs. Morton (A)  2 - 1
 09/12/95 First Division vs. St Johnstone (A)  0 - 0
 02/12/95 First Division vs. Dumbarton (H)  8 - 0
 25/11/95 First Division vs. Airdrie (A)  1 - 1
 18/11/95 First Division vs. Dundee (H)  2 - 3
 11/11/95 First Division vs. St Mirren (A)  1 - 1
 05/11/95 Final vs. Stenhousemuir (N)  0 - 0
 31/10/95 First Division vs. Clydebank (H)  3 - 0
 28/10/95 First Division vs. Dunfermline (H)  3 - 1
 21/10/95 First Division vs. Hamilton (A)  1 - 0
 14/10/95 First Division vs. St Johnstone (H)  2 - 1
 07/10/95 First Division vs. Dumbarton (A)  0 - 1
 30/09/95 First Division vs. Dundee (A)  3 - 2
 23/09/95 First Division vs. Airdrie (H)  1 - 2
 09/09/95 First Division vs. St Mirren (H)  1 - 0
 02/09/95 First Division vs. Hamilton (H)  2 - 1
 30/08/95 3rd Round vs. Motherwell (H)  1 - 2
 26/08/95 First Division vs. Dunfermline (A)  0 - 3
 23/08/95 1st Round vs. Stranraer (A)  2 - 0
 19/08/95 2nd Round vs. Cowdenbeath (A)  4 - 0
 12/08/95 First Division vs. Morton (H)  1 - 1


Biography

Ally started his career with Motherwell, signing in 1981 from Fir Park Boys Club. After spending the 1987-88 season on loan at Clydebank, he finally broke into the first team at Fir Park the following season, displacing former United keeper John Gardiner. He achieved hero status with Motherwell in May 1991 in the Scottish Cup final against United. Badly injured in the second half, he bravely played on to help the ‘Steelmen’ win the cup for the first time in 39 years. That turned out to be his last game for the club - a contract dispute with manager Tommy McLean saw him side-lined, replaced with Billy Thomson and Sieb Dijkstra, loaned out to Bolton Wanderers and then eventually sold to Rangers for £300,000 in April 1992.

At Ibrox he collected a League Cup winners medal (DATE) but in his second attempt to gain a Scottish Cup medal, he was beaten by a Craig Brewster goal for United in the 1994 final. Linked with a move to United in the summer that year, he eventually arrived at Tannadice a year later as Billy Kirkwood rebuilt the squad for the promotion battle ahead, for a fee quoted at £250,000.

Appearing in the pre-season tour of Finland, he became the first-choice keeper during the season in the First Division, making his competitive debut against Morton in August 1995. An important player in the side as United regained top-flight status at the end of the campaign. He began the next season as No.1 keeper but was forced out through injury and illness and was once again replaced by Sieb Dijkstra. Unable to get back into the first team, he played reserve football until he left under freedom of contract in May 1998.

He then signed for Morton, spending three seasons with them, also becoming manager for a spell in 2001. He moved to Hamilton Academical shortly after, as a coach, and continued coaching when he moved to the USA.
Despite being called up to several Scotland squads he never won a full cap but did make an appearance for Scotland in a 'B' international against Wales in February 1994.

Last updated on Wednesday, April 20th, 2022 by B Orr.





Debut

August 12th, 1995
Dundee United 1 - 1 Greenock Morton

League (First Division)


Timeline

  • Date of Birth


    Ally was born on this date in Hamilton.

    Tuesday, February 16th, 1965

  • Signed For Dundee United

    Friday, June 16th, 1995

  • First Non-Competitive Appearance (Friendly)

    Kings 0 - 3 Dundee United
    Friendly

    An encouraging start to the new season in the playing sense as United comfortably disposed of Kings in the Vainolanniemella, Kuopio. The match was in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Finnish

    Saturday, July 22nd, 1995

  • First Team Debut

    Dundee United 1 - 1 Morton
    League (First Division)

    Morton's message to United playing their first match out with the top flight of Scottish football for 35 years was "welcome to the First Division" as they gave us an early sample of how hard a task li

    Saturday, August 12th, 1995

  • 50th Appearance

    Dundee United 1 - 2 Celtic
    League (Premier Division)

    Tommy McLean's first game in charge ended in disappointing fashion with Celtic grabbing a late winner after it looked as though a Gary McSwegan goal had rescued a deserved point. With Neil Duffy out f

    Saturday, September 14th, 1996

  • Last Appearance

    Dundee United 1 - 0 Hearts
    League (Premier Division)

    Pre-match interest centred mainly round the possible appearance of the two Scandinavians in United's side and when the teams were announced the surprise was not the presence of the pair, but the fact

    Saturday, October 26th, 1996

  • Left the Club

    Thursday, September 18th, 1997