John Steele (24 November 1916 – 14 January 2008) was a Scottish football player and manager.[2]

Johnny Steele
Personal information
Full name John Steele[1]
Date of birth (1916-11-24)24 November 1916
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 14 January 2008(2008-01-14) (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)
1936–1937Raith 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

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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

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  1. ^ "Johnny Steele". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ^ "1914–1939 – THE WARS". Barnsley FC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
  4. ^ Hugman, Barry J. The PFA Premier & Football League Player's Records 1946–2005. p. 584.
  5. ^ "Johnny Steele's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 March 2011.
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  • Johnny Steele at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database