John Steel (footballer, born 1902) explained
| John Steel |
| Fullname: | John Steel |
| Birth Date: | 24 October 1902[1] |
| Birth Place: | Denny, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Denny, Scotland |
| Height: | 5ft 7in |
| Position: | Wing half |
| Clubs1: | Denny Hibernian |
| Years2: | 1921–1925 |
| Clubs2: | Hamilton Academical |
| Caps2: | 127 |
| Goals2: | 10 |
| Years3: | 1925–1931 |
| Clubs3: | Burnley |
| Caps3: | 145 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Totalcaps: | 272 |
| Totalgoals: | 15 |
John Steel (24 October 1902 – 1976)[2] was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half for Hamilton Academical and Burnley.[3] [4] [5] 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.[5]
Notes and References
- https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&dl_cat=statutory&dl_rec=statutory-births&surname=Steel&surname_so=syn&forename=John&forename_so=starts&sex=M&from_year=1895&to_year=1905&county=STIRLING&record_type=stat_births Statutory registers – Births – Search results
- Book: Simpson, Ray. The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. 2007. 978-0-9557468-0-2. 493.
- Book: Joyce, Michael. Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. SoccerData. 2004.
- A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
- https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/steel-john-1921 Steel, John (1921)
- https://www.rsssf.org/tables/3rdlanark-satrip23.html Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923
- https://books.google.com/books?id=1xojAwAAQBAJ&dq=%22willie+frame%22+motherwell&pg=PT52 Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy
