John Steel (footballer, born 1895)
 Steele while with Nelson in 1923. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Hay Steel[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 April 1953 (aged 57–58) | ||
| Place of death | Cathcart, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Queens Park | 38 | (1) |
| 1920–1921 | Third Lanark | 12 | (0) |
| 1921–1924 | Nelson | 50 | (0) |
| 1924 | Arthurlie | 14 | (0) |
| 1924–1925 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
| 1925–1926 | Brentford | 16 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Hay Steel (1895 – 1 April 1953) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Nelson and Brentford as a full back.[3] He also played in his native Scotland for Queen's Park, Third Lanark and Arthurlie.[4][1]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 1919–20[4] | Scottish Division One | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Third Lanark | 1920–21[5] | Scottish Division One | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Nelson | 1921–22[3] | Third Division North | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 0 | |
| 1922–23[3] | Third Division North | 24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24[3] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 50 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 52 | 0 | |||
| Arthurlie | 1924–25[5] | Scottish Division Two | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |
| Brentford | 1924–25[6] | Third Division South | 16 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 130 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 2 | ||
- ^ 3 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup
Honours
[edit]Nelson
References
[edit]- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 276. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Nelson". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
- ^ a b c d e Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. SoccerData. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
- ^ a b "Steel, John Hay". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.
Categories:
- 1895 births
- Scottish men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Third Lanark A.C. players
- Nelson F.C. players
- Brentford F.C. players
- English Football League players
- 1953 deaths
- Arthurlie F.C. players
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Queen's Park F.C. players
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen