John Steel (footballer, born 1902)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Steel | ||
| Date of birth | 24 October 1902[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Denny, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1976 (aged 73–74) | ||
| Place of death | Denny, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Denny Hibernian | |||
| 1921–1925 | Hamilton Academical | 127 | (10) |
| 1925–1931 | Burnley | 145 | (5) |
| Total | 272 | (15) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Steel (24 October 1902 – 1976)[3] was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for Hamilton Academical and Burnley.[4][5][2] In 1923 he was a guest member of Third Lanark's squad which toured South America.[6][7]
His wife Isa was the sister of George Sommerville, a teammate at Hamilton and Burnley.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Statutory registers – Births – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ a b c Steel, John (1921), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. SoccerData.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923, Pablo Ciullini, RSSSF, 19 August 2020
- ^ Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786
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Categories:
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football wing halves
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Denny Hibernian F.C. players
- Burnley F.C. players
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Falkirk (council area)
- 1902 births
- 1976 deaths
- People from Denny, Falkirk
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1900s birth stubs