Johnny Steele

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)
1936–1937 → Raith Rovers (loan) 16 (10)
1938–1948 Barnsley 49 (21)
Total 137 (41)
Teams managed
1960–1971 Barnsley
1972–1973 Barnsley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

As of 27 August 2007.[5]
Team Nat From To Record
GWLDWin %
Barnsley 1 March 1960 1 September 1971 55819621514735.12
Barnsley 1 November 1972 1 April 1973 2369826.08

References

  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.
  • Johnny Steele at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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