Willie Steel
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Steel | ||
| Date of birth | 6 February 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Blantyre, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| – | Bridgton Waverley | ? | (?) |
| – | St Johnstone | ? | (?) |
| 1931–1935 | Liverpool | 120 | (0) |
| 1935–1939 | Birmingham City | 92 | (0) |
| 1938–1939 | Derby County | 11 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1954–1963 | Airdrie | ||
| 1963–1964 | Third Lanark | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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William 'Willie' Steel (born 6 February 1908, date of death unknown) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool.
[edit] Life and playing career
Born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Scotland, Steel played for Bridgton Waverley and St Johnstone before being signed by Liverpool manager George Patterson in September 1931. He made his debut on the 19 December 1931 in a Football League First Division match at Anfield. Derby were the visitors and somewhat spoiled the day, returning to the Baseball Ground with a point from a 1-1 draw.
Steel broke into the team at full-back 3 months after signing for the Reds and stayed there for the rest of the season missing just 1 game. He followed this up with an ever-present season in 1932/33 and missed just 2 games of the 33/34 campaign.
He had established himself as the first choice right-back until during the 1934/35 season he lost the position to Robert Done. Done lasted for 1 match and instead of being replaced by Steel it was Tom Cooper who slotted in to the number 2 role.
Steel was allowed to leave during the March 1935 when he joined Birmingham. He subsequently went on to play for the club against whom he made his Liverpool debut, Derby, before ending his career.
[edit] Career details
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Liverpool | 1934-35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 |
| 1933-34 | 40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1932-33 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | |
| 1931-32 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| Total | 120 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | |
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- 1908 births
- St. Johnstone F.C. players
- Liverpool F.C. players
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Scottish footballers
- People from Blantyre, South Lanarkshire
- Scottish football managers
- Airdrieonians F.C. managers
- Third Lanark A.C. managers
- Association football defenders
- The Football League players
