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John Steel (footballer, born 1895)

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John Steel
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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ 3 appearances in Glasgow Merchants Charity Cup, 1 appearance in Glasgow Cup

Honours

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Nelson

References

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  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 276. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ "Third Division. Northern Section. Nelson". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  3. ^ a b c d e Dykes, Garth (2009). Nelson FC in the Football League. SoccerData. p. 65. ISBN 978-1-905891-29-0.
  4. ^ a b "Steel, John Hay". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  5. ^ a b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  6. ^ White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 368. ISBN 0951526200.