Willie Steel
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William 'Willie' Steel was a Scottish
footballer who played for Liverpool
.
, 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.
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
footballer who played for Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
.
Life and playing career
Born in Blantyre, LanarkshireLanarkshire
Lanarkshire or the County of Lanark ) is a Lieutenancy area, registration county and former local government county in the central Lowlands of Scotland...
, Scotland, Steel played for Bridgton Waverley and St Johnstone
St Johnstone F.C.
St. Johnstone F.C. is a professional football club based in Perth, Scotland. Although it is officially recorded as being formed in 1884, the club did not play its first game until February 1885. The club's home since 1989 has been McDiarmid Park....
before being signed by Liverpool manager George Patterson
George Patterson (football)
George Patterson was a football manager and secretary who was involved with Liverpool F.C. for much of the first half of the 20th century. After a playing career spent mostly with Marine F.C., Patterson joined Liverpool in 1908, as assistant to Tom Watson. After a spell as club secretary, he was...
in September 1931. He made his debut on the 19 December 1931 in a Football League First Division
Football League First Division
The First Division was a division of The Football League between 1888 and 2004 and the highest division in English football until the creation of the Premier League in 1992. The secondary tier in English football has since become known as the Championship....
match at Anfield. Derby
Derby County F.C.
Derby County Football Club is an English football based in Derby. the club play in the Football League Championship and is notable as being one of the twelve founder members of the Football League in 1888 and is, therefore, one of only ten clubs to have competed in every season of the English...
were the visitors and somewhat spoiled the day, returning to the Baseball Ground
Baseball Ground
The Baseball Ground was a stadium in Derby, England. It was first used for baseball as the home of Derby County Baseball Club from 1890 until 1898 and then for football as the home of Derby County from 1895 until 1997. It was commonly referred to as the "BBG".As the name suggests, the stadium was...
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
Robert Done
Robert Done was a footballer who played for Liverpool.-Life and playing career:Born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England, Robert played for Runcorn before Reds manager Matt McQueen brought him to Anfield in April 1926, he made his debut, along with George Pither, on New Years Day 1927 in Football League...
. 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
Birmingham City F.C.
Birmingham City Football Club is a professional association football club based in the city of Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, they became Small Heath in 1888, then Birmingham in 1905, finally becoming Birmingham City in 1943.They were relegated at the end of the...
. He subsequently went on to play for the club against whom he made his Liverpool debut, Derby, before ending his career.
Career details
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup FA Cup The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's... |
League Cup Football League Cup The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup or, from current sponsorship, the Carling Cup, is an English association football competition. Like the FA Cup, it is played on a knockout basis... |
Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Liverpool Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... |
1934-35 1934-35 in English football The 1934–35 season was the 60th season of competitive football in England.-Events:Arsenal become only the second team to win the League three consecutive times.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour... |
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1933-34 1933-34 in English football The 1933–34 season was the 59th season of competitive football in England.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour... |
40 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1932-33 1932-33 in English football The 1932–33 season was the 58th season of competitive football in England.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour... |
42 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1931-32 1931-32 in English football The 1931–32 season was the 57th season of competitive football in England.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour... |
22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||
| 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||||||||||
| Total | 120 | 0 | 8 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | 128 | 0 | |