English footballer (1901–1977)
James Henry Charlton Maidment (28 September 1901 – 12 February 1977) was an English footballer who made 355 appearances in the Football League playing for Southend United , Newport County , Lincoln City , Notts County and Accrington Stanley . He played as a goalkeeper .[1]
Life and career
Maidment was born in 1901[2] in Southwick , County Durham , the eldest son of Charles Kirtley Maidment, a labourer in a glassworks, and his wife, Amelia née Charlton. At the time of the 1911 Census , Maidment had two younger brothers living; the younger of the two, Tom , also became a professional footballer.[4] [5] His father died in a mining accident while working at Hylton Colliery during the First World War.[6] [7]
Maidment began his football career with Robert Thompson's works team before moving south to join Football League Third Division South club Southend United in 1923.[2] After one season, during which he played infrequently, he moved on to Newport County ,[8] on the recommendation of his uncle, Billy Charlton , who was already on the club's books.[1] [9] [10] Over the next six years, he played 220 League matches, missing only two league matches over his first three seasons and, unusually for a goalkeeper, scored three goals, all from the penalty spot .[1] He then spent the 1930–31 season with Lincoln City as their regular goalkeeper, playing alongside his younger brother Tom as Lincoln finished as runners-up in the Third Division North .[3] [11] [12] He spent two seasons in the Second Division with Notts County before finishing his career back in the third tier with Accrington Stanley .[1]
He married Georgina Upton in 1924.[13] The 1939 Register finds him living in West Bridgford , Nottinghamshire , and working as a dairyman .[14] He died in Rushcliffe , Nottinghamshire, in 1977 at the age of 75.[3] [15]
References
^ a b c d e "Maidment, JHC (Jimmy)" . English National Football Archive . Retrieved 30 June 2020 .
^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 175. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6 .
^ a b c "Jim Maidment" . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2013 .
^ "James Maidment" . Census Returns of England and Wales, 1911 . RG14/30235 – via Ancestry Library Edition.
^ "Charles Maidment" . England, Select Marriages, 1538–1973 . Retrieved 30 June 2020 – via Ancestry Library Edition.
^ "Hylton Colliery" . Durham Mining Museum. Retrieved 30 June 2020 .
^ "Pit shaft fatality. Evidence at a Southwick inquest". Newcastle Journal . 8 June 1916. p. 6.
^ "Jimmy Maidment 1923–1924" . sufcdb.co.uk . Robin Michel. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013 .
^ Tanner, Phil; Taylor, Richard (3 August 2013). "Welcome to Rodney Parade... Accrington Stanley" (PDF) . County: Official matchday programme 2013–14 . Newport County A.F.C. p. 77.
^ "Satisfied". Derby Daily Telegraph . 13 September 1924. p. 4.
^ "Tom Maidment" . The Lincoln City FC Archive . Lincoln City F.C. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
^ "Lincoln City" . Football Club History Database . Richard Rundle. Retrieved 26 November 2013 .
^ "James H C Maidment" . England and Wales Marriage Registration Index, 1837–2005 . Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via FamilySearch.org.
^ "James Maidment" . 1939 Register . RG101/6244E RNSL – via Ancestry Library Edition.
^ "James Henry C Maidment" . England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837–2007 . Retrieved 1 July 2020 – via FamilySearch.org.