James Morton "Bud" Maxwell (15 January 1913 – 22 April 1990) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre forward for Kilmarnock and Preston North End.
Born in Kilmarnock, James Morton Maxwell's father of the same name was also a footballer prior to his death in World War I, at which time his son was four years old.
[1] However, he suffered increasingly from knee injuries and was sold to Barnsley in 1939 just before the outbreak of World War II, returning to Kilmarnock in unofficial competitions where he scored his 124th goal on his final appearance for the club on 16 March 1940.
He played as a guest for Greenock Morton in the wartime Scottish Southern League a number of times while on leave from the navy.
[1] After the war, he trained with Preston but his registration was still held by Barnsley, who would not allow him to sign for a divisional rival; instead he joined Shrewsbury Town of the Midland League for a short spell lasting until the end of 1946.