Jonny Maxted
Personal information
Full name Jonathan James Maxted[1]
Date of birth (1993-10-26) 26 October 1993
Place of birth Tadcaster, England
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Newport County
Number 26
Youth career
Collingham
Tadcaster Albion
1999–2012 Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Doncaster Rovers 0 (0)
2012 → Goole (loan)
2012 → Gainsborough Trinity (loan) 1 (0)
2014–2015 Hartlepool United 0 (0)
2015–2016 Forest Green Rovers 20 (0)
2016 → Guiseley (loan) 12 (0)
2016–2018 Guiseley 41 (0)
2018–2019 Accrington Stanley 20 (0)
2019–2021 Exeter City 26 (0)
2021–2023 Northampton Town 1 (0)
2023– Newport County 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 08:32, 21 October 2023 (UTC)

Jonathan James Maxted (born 26 October 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for EFL League Two club Newport County.

Early and personal life

Born in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire,[2] Maxted grew up in Boston Spa.[3] His uncle, Paul Maxted, also played as a goalkeeper for Guiseley.[3]

Career

Doncaster Rovers

After playing with Collingham and Tadcaster Albion, Maxted joined Doncaster Rovers at the age of 15.[3] While with Doncaster he spent loan spells at Goole and Gainsborough Trinity.[3]

Hartlepool, Forest Green Rovers and Guiseley

After leaving Doncaster he played for Hartlepool United, before moving to Forest Green Rovers in July 2015.[4] He signed on loan for Guiseley in September 2016, making the move permanent in November 2016.[5] 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.[6]

Accrington Stanley

Maxted signed for Accrington Stanley in January 2018.[7] He made his Accrington Stanley debut on 2 April 2018, keeping a clean sheet in a 1–0 home win against Notts County.[8] He served as a deputy to Connor Ripley in the 2018–19 season.[9]

Exeter City

After failing to agree a new contract with Accrington, it was confirmed on 28 June 2019 that he would join Exeter City on 1 July 2019.[10] He was nominated for January 2020 EFL League Two player of the month after keeping four consecutive clean sheets in the league.[11] On 29 June 2020 he played for Exeter City in the behind closed doors League Two play-off final because of the COVID-19 pandemic at Wembley Stadium, missing out on promotion to League One with a 4–0 defeat to Northampton Town.[12]

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.[13] On 24 June 2021 it was announced that he would sign for Northampton Town.[14] He was released by Northampton at the end of the 2022-23 season.[15]

Newport County

On 28 July 2023, Maxted signed for Newport County.[16] On 29 August 2023 Maxted made his debut for Newport in the starting line-up for the EFL Cup 1-1 draw against Brentford of the Premier League, which Brentford won on penalties.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Exeter City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 26. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 Jonny Maxted at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Leon Wobschall (2 September 2016). "Non-League: New Lions goalkeeper Maxted has family connections with Guiseley". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jonny Maxted: Forest Green Rovers sign ex-Hartlepool keeper". BBC Sport. 24 July 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jonny Maxted: Guiseley sign Forest Green Rovers goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 25 November 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  6. ↑ Leon Wobschall (17 November 2017). "Non-League: Guiseley goalkeeper Maxted spot on with mind game". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  7. ↑ "Jonny Maxted: Accrington Stanley sign Guiseley goalkeeper". BBC Sport. 19 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  8. ↑ "Games played by Jonny Maxted in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  9. ↑ Mark Stanford (12 October 2018). "Former Guiseley keeper Maxted faces Bantams". Telegraph & Argus. Retrieved 15 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "Exeter City: Defender Gary Warren and goalkeeper Jonny Maxted agree deals". BBC Sport. 28 June 2019. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  11. ↑ "Sky Bet League Two: Player of the Month January nominations". www.efl.com.
  12. ↑ "Exeter City 0-4 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. 29 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
  13. ↑ "📝 Retained List announced". www.exetercityfc.co.uk.
  14. ↑ "Northampton sign Guthrie and Maxted". BBC Sport.
  15. ↑ [https://www.ntfc.co.uk/news/2023/may/retained_list/ Maxted leaves Northampton[
  16. ↑ "Newport recruit goalkeeper Maxted after Day exit". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  17. ↑ "Brentford survive major cup scare at Newport" – via www.bbc.co.uk.


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