Hamilton Steelers (1981–1992)

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Hamilton Steelers
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Founded	1981
Dissolved	1992
Stadium	Brian Timmis Stadium
Manager	John McGrane
League	Canadian Soccer League

The Hamilton Steelers were a charter member of the newly formed Canadian Soccer League (CSL) and were locally owned by Mario DiBartolomeo. The club played mainly out of Brian Timmis Stadium (Cap. 5,000) adjacent to Ivor Wynne Stadium. Coaches for the opening CSL season were Kevin Grant, Jimmy Young and Welsh legend John Charles. Key members of the Steelers in 1987 were Željko Adžić and Alex Bunbury. The Steelers were runners-up in the first four years of the league's existence as they finished the regular season first in the league's East Division the first two years.

Year-by-year

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
1981	-	NSL	First	Champion
1982	-	NSL	Second
1983	-	CPSL	Second	Runner-Up
1984
1985
1986
1987	East	CSL	First	Runner-Up
1988	East	CSL	First	Runner-Up
1989	East	CSL	Second	Runner-Up
1990	East	CSL	Third	Runner-Up
1991	-	CSL	Fourth	Semi-Finals

The Hamilton Steelers also won the Challenge Trophy, Canada's national amateur soccer cup in 1986.^[1]

Head coaches

Kevin Grant, Jimmy Young, John Charles (1987–1988) John McGrane (1988–90)

References

^ "The Montreal Gazette – Google News Archive Search". news.google.com.

External links

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Head coaches

See also

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