| William Steer | |
| Fullname: | William Henry Owen Steer |
| Birth Date: | 10 October 1888 |
| Birth Place: | Kingston upon Thames, England |
| Position: | Inside right |
| Clubs1: | Old Kingstonians |
| Clubs2: | Kingston Town |
| Years3: | 1909–1911 |
| Clubs3: | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps3: | 68 |
| Goals3: | 31 |
| Years4: | 1912–1918 |
| Clubs4: | Chelsea |
| Caps4: | 4 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 1915–1916 |
| Clubs5: | → Brentford (guest) |
| Caps5: | 4 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Clubs6: | Newry Town |
| Nationalyears1: | 1910–1911 |
| Nationalteam1: | England Amateurs |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 8 |
William Henry Owen Steer (10 October 1888 – 25 November 1969) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea as an inside right.[1] [2] [3]
He represented England at amateur level, netting 8 goals in just 6 caps. Steer made his debut for the team against Belgium on 26 March 1910, scoring once in a 2–2 draw. Notably, he scored four goals in a 10–1 trashing of France. Steer was the author of England's only goal in a 1–2 loss to Denmark, which was the amateur's first-ever defeat in almost 4 four years.[4]
| Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1909–10[5] | Southern League First Division | 38 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 4[6] | 2 | 49 | 29 | |
| 1910–11[7] | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6[8] | 2 | 37 | 12 | |||
| Total | 68 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 86 | 41 | |||
| Chelsea | 1912–13 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 72 | 32 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 90 | 42 | |||
England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Steer goal.
| scope=col | No. | scope=col | Cap | scope=col | Date | scope=col | Venue | scope=col | Opponent | scope=col | Score | scope=col | Result | scope=col | Competition | scope=col class=unsortable | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| scope=row | 1 | 1 | 26 March 1910 | Sukkelweg, Bruxelles, Belgium | 2–2 | ||||||||||||
| scope=row | 2 | 2 | 9 April 1910 | Park Royal Stadium, London, England | 6–2 | ||||||||||||
| scope=row | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| scope=row | 4 | 3 | 16 April 1910 | Goldstone Ground, Brighton, England | 10–1 | ||||||||||||
| scope=row | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| scope=row | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| scope=row | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| scope=row | 8 | 4 | 5 May 1910 | Kjøbenhavns Boldklub's ground, København, Denmark | 1–2 |