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Full nameJames Maxwell
PositionFull-back
NationalityScotland
Age24
Date of birth9 Dec 2001
BirthplaceCrewe
Height179 cm
Shirt number#3
ClubNorthampton
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Full-back

Season stats

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8
Appearances
0
Goals
0
Assists
559
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Northampton.

Also this season

Earlier this season at Doncaster — EFL Trophy: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 225 min

Earlier this season at Doncaster — FA Cup: 3 apps, 0g 0a, 118 min

Earlier this season at Doncaster — League Cup: 1 apps, 0g 0a, 90 min

The headline Season rating covers his time at Northampton; availability counts only fixtures while in this squad.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
League Cup100996.7

Scout report

Squad depthFull-back

J. Maxwell is a 24-year-old full-back at Northampton, rated 27.1 overall by Field Insider's model. An emerging talent, he has been a fringe squad member this season (27% of available minutes). His defensive output reads 2.74 tackles, blocks and interceptions per 90. Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Maxwell.

On the season, Maxwell graded 10 for current form (age-blind), on 2 clean sheets and 2.737 defensive actions per 90.

Year-on-year, that's a drop on last season (Season 17 → 10). Over the 5 seasons on record his form has drifted down, peaking in 2022/23.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 27. At 24 Maxwell is in his prime years, and a market index of 2.9 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2022/23Holding levelRemarkably consistentStepped up 2025/26
27.1
Ratingi
below regular-starter level
10.3
Seasoni
below regular-starter level
27%
Minutes
limited game time
2.74
Def. actions / 90
moderate defensive volume

Output in context · Northampton finished 23rd of 24 · a relegation-threatened side

8
Apps
2.74
Def. / 90
11
Tackles
5
Interceptions
2
Clean sheets

2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90 — moderate defensive volume, with 2 clean sheets across 8 appearances. Doing that for a relegation-threatened side (23rd of 24) is harder than the bare numbers suggest: a back line under more pressure has to defend more often and protects fewer leads, so the volume — and any clean sheets — carry real weight.

Watch points

  • Game time. Only 27% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
  • Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 27.1 overall — below regular-starter level. Defensively he reads as moderate defensive volume (2.74 tackles, blocks & interceptions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Season statistics

Bars = where he ranks among full-backs in the League Two with 600+ minutes this season.

Shooting

Goals0
Shots2

Passing

Assists0
Chances created9
Passes208
Pass accuracy65%

Possession

Successful dribbles5
Dribble success45.5%
Duels won31
Duels won %51.7%
Fouls won7

Defending

Tackles11
Interceptions5
Blocks1
Fouls committed3

Yellow/red cards

Yellow cards1
Red cards0

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.