Johnny Steele

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

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
Playing position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
	Lesmahagow
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1934–1936	East Fife	27	(3)
1936–1938	Ayr United	45	(7)
1938–1948	Barnsley	49	(21)
Total		121	(31)
Teams managed
1960–1971	Barnsley
1972–1973	Barnsley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Steele signed for Barnsley from Ayr United for £2,500 in June 1938.[2][3] He died of a stroke on 14 January 2008, at the age of 91.

Managerial stats

As of 27 August 2007.[4]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
Barnsley		1 March 1960	1 September 1971	558	196	215	147	35.12
Barnsley		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. "1914 - 1939 - THE WARS". Barnsley FC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 27 August 2007.
3. Hugman, Barry J. The PFA Premier & Football League Player's Records 1946-2005. p. 584.
4. "Johnny Steele's managerial career". Soccerbase. Retrieved 16 March 2011.

External links

• Johnny Steele at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database