John Steel (footballer, born 1902)

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John Steel
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]

  1. ^ Statutory registers – Births – Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ a b c Steel, John (1921), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  3. ^ Simpson, Ray (2007). The Clarets Chronicles: The Definitive History of Burnley Football Club 1882–2007. p. 493. ISBN 978-0-9557468-0-2.
  4. ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888-1939. SoccerData.
  5. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ Río de la Plata Trip of Third Lanark 1923, Pablo Ciullini, RSSSF, 19 August 2020
  7. ^ Tommy McInally: Celtic's Bad Bhoy, David Potter; Black & White Publishing, 2009; ISBN 9781845025786


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