Alex Steel

Alexander Steel (25 July 1886 – 1932) was a Scottish professional footballer who played for Newmilns, Ayr, Manchester City, Tottenham Hotspur, Kilmarnock, Southend United and Gillingham.[1][2]

Alex Steel
Personal information
Full name Alexander Steel
Date of birth (1886-07-25)25 July 1886
Place of birth Newmilns, Scotland
Date of death 1932 (aged 45–46)
Place of death St Albans, England
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Newmilns
Ayr
1905–1908 Manchester City 30 (1)
1908–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 1 (0)
1911–1913 Kilmarnock 3 (0)
Southend United
Gillingham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Football career

Steel began his career at local non-league club Newmilns before joining Ayr. In 1905 he joined Manchester City and made 32 league and FA Cup appearances for the Hyde Road club, scoring once.[3] The right half signed for Tottenham Hotspur in 1908 and played in one first-team match in his three years with Spurs.[4][5] After leaving White Hart Lane he had spells at Kilmarnock, Southend United and finally Gillingham where he ended his playing career.

His brothers Danny and Bobby were also footballers, both having a significant association with Tottenham Hotspur; the three siblings played together in one Football League fixture against Bradford City in January 1910, Alex's only league appearance for the club.[6][7] Alex later recommended Bobby as a signing for Gillingham.

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records. soccerdata. p. 248. ISBN 1-899468-63-3.
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Alex Steel, BlueMoon
  4. Tottenham Hotspur F.C A-Z of players Retrieved 1 December 2012 Archived June 3, 2009, at WebCite
  5. The Spurs Alphabet, Bob Goodwin; Lulu.com, 2017; ISBN 9780954043421
  6. Tottenham On This Day: Three Brothers Play In The Same Spurs Team, Logan Holmes, Fansided, 29 January 2014
  7. Hotspur Towers - Spurs Steel, Keith Harrison, India Spurs, 28 January 2016
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