Bobby Steel
Personal information
Full name Robert Loudon Steel[1]
Date of birth 25 June 1888
Place of birth Newmilns, Scotland
Date of death 1972 (aged 83–84)
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newmilns
Kilwinning Rangers
1906–1908 Greenock Morton 0 (0)
1906–1908 → Port Glasgow Athletic (loan) 50 (7)
1908–1919 Tottenham Hotspur 226 (41)
1919–1920 Gillingham 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Loudon Steel (25 June 1888 – 1972) was a professional footballer who played for clubs including Greenock Morton, Port Glasgow Athletic,[2] Tottenham Hotspur and Gillingham.[1][3]

Career

Steel joined Tottenham Hotspur in 1908 from Port Glasgow (along with Willie Bulloch, who soon returned to Scotland)[4] and played mainly in the inside left position, although he was versatile and willing to fill in several roles, including in defence.[5] He featured in 245 games and scored 45 goals in all competitions[6] (but not counting unofficial fixtures during World War I) before joining Gillingham at the end the conflict – featuring in the 1919–20 Southern Football League[7] – and later becoming a referee.[5]

International

While at Tottenham, he was selected for the annual Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1909[8] but never played for Scotland at full international level.[3]

Personal life

His brothers Danny and Alex were also footballers, with Danny also having a significant spell at Tottenham Hotspur and Alex spending time with FC Barcelona; the three siblings played together in one Football League fixture against Bradford City in January 1910.[9][10]

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 248. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. ↑ "Port Glasgow Athletic Player Robert Steel Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ↑ Bobby Steel - fact file, My Eyes Have Seen The Glory
  5. 1 2 The Spurs Alphabet, Bob Goodwin; Lulu.com, 2017; ISBN 9780954043421
  6. ↑ A-Z of Tottenham Hotspur players Archived 2009-04-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 26 January 2009
  7. ↑ Bob Steel, Gillingham FC Scrapbook
  8. ↑ Football. | Home Scots, 3; Anglo-Scots, 1., The Glasgow Herald, 23 March 1909
  9. ↑ Tottenham On This Day: Three Brothers Play In The Same Spurs Team, Logan Holmes, Fansided, 29 January 2014
  10. ↑ Hotspur Towers - Spurs Steel, Keith Harrison, India Spurs, 28 January 2016
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