Willie Steel

Football player infobox| playername= Willie Steel


fullname = William Steel
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dateofbirth = birth date|1908|2|6|df=y
cityofbirth = Blantyre
countryofbirth = Scotland
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position = Defender
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years = –
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1931–1935
1935–1939
1938–1939
clubs = Bridgton Waverley
St Johnstone
Liverpool
Birmingham City
Derby County
caps(goals) = ? (?)
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120 (0)
92 (0)
11 (0)
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pcupdate = 6 October 2006 (UTC)
ntupdate = 6 October 2006 (UTC)

William 'Willie' Steel (born 6 February 1908) was a Scottish footballer who played for Liverpool.

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.

Career details

External links

* [http://www.lfchistory.net/player_profile.asp?player_id=857 Player profile at LFChistory.net]