December 3, 1897
According to a Liverpool correspondent, the transfer of Willie Maxwell from Stoke to the Liverpool F.C. has been settled, the terms being £10 down and £4 per week. He was met a Runcorn last night on returning from Arbroath to Stoke, the result being his acceptance of the terms offered by Liverpool.
(Source: Pall Mall Gazette: December 4, 1897)