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For the Northern Irish footballer, see Jonny Steele.

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)
Managerial career
1960–1971 Barnsley
1972–1973 Barnsley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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
G W L D Win %
Barnsley England 1 March 1960 1 September 1971 558 196 215 147 35.12
Barnsley England 1 November 1972 1 April 1973 23 6 9 8 26.08

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 Transfer Database


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