John Steele (24 November 1916 – 14 January 2008) was a Scottish football player and manager.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Steele[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 January 2008 (aged 91) | ||
| Place of death | Barnsley, England | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Lesmahagow | |||
| 1934–1935 | East Fife | 27 | (3) |
| 1935–1938 | Ayr United | 45 | (7) |
| 1936–1937 | → Raith Rovers (loan) | 16 | (10) |
| 1938–1948 | Barnsley | 49 | (21) |
| Total | 137 | (41) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1960–1971 | Barnsley | ||
| 1972–1973 | Barnsley | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Steele signed for Barnsley from Ayr United for £2,500 in June 1938.[3][4] He died of a stroke on 14 January 2008, at the age of 91.
Managerial stats
edit- Updated 27 August 2007.[5]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Barnsley | 
|
1 March 1960 | 1 September 1971 | 558 | 196 | 215 | 147 | 35.12 |
| Barnsley |
|
1 November 1972 | 1 April 1973 | 23 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 26.08 |
References
edit- ^ "Johnny Steele". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "1914–1939 – THE WARS". Barnsley FC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
- ^ Hugman, Barry J. The PFA Premier & Football League Player's Records 1946–2005. p. 584.
- ^ "Johnny Steele's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
External links
edit- Johnny Steele at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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