Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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Personal information | |||
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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