Full Name:
Frederick Charles Steele
Born:
6th May 1916, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent
Died: 23rd April 1976, Newcastle-under-Lyme aged 59 England Career:
1936 - 1937
Positions:
Centre Forward and
Inside Left
Clubs (and caps):
Stoke City (6)
FA Legacy Number:
629
Career Summary:
Freddie Steele (6th May 1916 - 23rd April 1976) was an international footballer who represented England 6 times scoring 8 goals. His first cap was against Wales on 17th October 1936 at 20 years old, and his last was vs Finland on 20th May 1937 aged 21. Steele, born on 6th May 1916, in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, has a FA Legacy Number of 629 and played as a Centre Forward and
Inside Left for his country.
England Career Statistics
Debut: v Wales (HC) on 17th October 1936 aged 20 years, 5 months, 11 day Last Cap: v Finland (FR) on 20th May 1937 aged 21 years, 0 months, 14 days First Goal: v Scotland (HC) on 17th April 1937 aged 20 years, 11 month, 11 day Career Length: 214 days Starts: 6
Substitute: 0
Withdrawn: 0
Full Games: 6
England Match Statistics
British Home Championship HC
3
1
0
0
0
Friendly FR
3
7
0
0
0
Competitive
3
1
0
0
0
Away
5
8
0
0
0
Home
1
0
0
0
0
Lost
2
1
0
0
0
Won
4
7
0
0
0
Centre Forward
5
6
0
0
0
Inside Left
1
2
0
0
0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
Sources
An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
12 sources from 6 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
FIN, 8 - 0, 20th May 1937 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 6. Age: 21 years, 0 months, 14 days.
SWE, 4 - 0, 17th May 1937 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 5. Age: 21 years, 0 months, 11 day.
NOR, 6 - 0, 14th May 1937 (FR) Stoke City, Cap: 4. Age: 21 years, 0 months, 8 days.
SCO, 1 - 3, 17th Apr 1937 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 3. Age: 20 years, 11 month, 11 day.
IRE, 3 - 1, 18th Nov 1936 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 2. Age: 20 years, 6 months, 12 days.
WAL, 1 - 2, 17th Oct 1936 (HC) Stoke City, Cap: 1. Age: 20 years, 5 months, 11 day.
* Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.