| Freddie Steele | ||
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| Personal information | ||
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| Full name | Frederick Charles Steele | |
| Date of birth | 6 May 1916[1] | |
| Place of birth | Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, England | |
| Date of death | April 23, 1976 (aged 59) | |
| Playing position | Centre forward | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1931-1933 | Stoke City | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1933-1949 1949-1951 1951-1953 |
Stoke City Mansfield Town Port Vale |
224 (140)[2] 53 (39) 25 (12) |
| National team | ||
| 1936-1937 | England | 6 (8)[3] |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1949-1951 1951-1953 |
Mansfield Town Port Vale |
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Frederick Charles Steele (6 May 1916 - 23 April 1976) was a footballer who played as a centre forward for Stoke City and was a former England international. Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. Year 1916 ( MCMXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered Strikers, also known as forwards and attackers, are the players on a team in Association football (soccer in the row nearest to the opposing Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football He also had spells at Mansfield Town and Port Vale as a player-manager, following his retirement from playing. Mansfield Town Football Club are an English football club who from the 2008&ndash09 season will compete in the Conference National. Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. Player-manager is a sports term used to described a manager of a team who is also registered to play for the team [4]
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Club career
Stoke City
Freddie Steele was signed for Stoke City in 1931, aged 15, by manager Tom Mather. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Tom Mather ( 1888 in Chorley, Lancashire - 1957) was a football player and manager He carried out work in the club's offices, until he was old enough to turn professional. He signed pro papers in August 1933 and made his debut in December 1934. Nicknamed "Nobby" by fans,[2] Steele was a prolific goalscorer for Stoke, scoring 220 goals in 384 games during his tenure at the club. [4] This tally included 5 goals in a 10–3 win over West Bromwich Albion, which is a record league win for the club. West Bromwich Albion Football Club (also known as West Brom, The Baggies, Albion, The Albion, The Throstles or WBA) are Steele's 33 league goals in 1936-37 remains a club record to this date. [5] A knee injury sidelined him in 1937, which he struggled to recover from. He decided to retire in 1939, aged 23. However, he opted to return to the game, scoring 10 times in 5 matches upon his return. The outbreak of World War II then halted his progress, as the Football League was suspended. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs
During the war Steele still played, including a spell as a guest player at Arsenal. He returned in 1945-46, scoring 49 goals in 43 games during the course of the season. He left the club in 1949, due to persistent knee problems. [5]
International career
Steele was capped six times for England and scored in wins over Sweden and Finland. The English national football team represents England in international football and is controlled by The Football Association, the governing body for football The Swedish national football team is the national football team of Sweden and is controlled by the Swedish Football Association. The Finland national football team represents Finland in international football competitions and is controlled by the Football Association of Finland. In the Sweden game, Steele scored a first half hat-trick in a 4–0 win. A hat-trick in Sports is associated with succeeding at anything three times in three consecutive attempts [6] He scored 8 goals for his country in total, however a knee injury sustained in 1937 meant that he did not play for his country again. [4]
Management career
Steele assumed a player-manager role at Mansfield Town, then later at Port Vale. Player-manager is a sports term used to described a manager of a team who is also registered to play for the team Mansfield Town Football Club are an English football club who from the 2008&ndash09 season will compete in the Conference National. Port Vale Football Club are an English football club currently playing in Football League Two. At Port Vale, he achieved some success, winning the Football League Third Division and guiding the club to the semi-final stage of the FA Cup in 1953-54. From the 1992-93 to the 2003-04 season, the Football League Third Division was the third-highest division of The Football League and the fourth-highest The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after
References
- ^ Freddie Steele. soccerbase. com. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final
- ^ a b Rob Stanway. Victoria Ground Heroes - Freddie Steele. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final
- ^ Freddie Steele. englandstats. com. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final
- ^ a b c Freddie Steele. Stoke City. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final
- ^ a b 1930-1940 Stan's The Man. Stoke City F.C.. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. Retrieved on 2007-06-23. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish
- ^ Sweden 0 - England 4. englandstats. com. Retrieved on 2007-07-15. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final
| Awards | ||
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| Preceded by Raich Carter, Pat Glover and Bobby Gurney |
First Division top scorer 1936–37 |
Succeeded by Tommy Lawton |
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