Tommy Steel

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Tommy Steel
Personal information
Full name Tommy Steel
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Playing position Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fore River
1924-1926 Boston Wonder Workers 36 (0)
1926-1928 New Bedford Whalers 69 (0)
1928-1929 Fall River Marksmen 1 (0)
1929 Philadelphia Field Club 4 (0)
National team
1925 United States 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Tommy Steel was an American soccer goalkeeper who earned one cap with the U.S. national team in 1925. He also spent five seasons in the American Soccer League.

Professional career

Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Steel began his career in the United States with Fore River of the Southern New England Soccer League. In 1924, he signed with the Boston Wonder Workers of the American Soccer League, playing two seasons with them. In 1926, he joined the New Bedford Whalers, but moved to the Fall River Marksmen eight games into the 1928-1929 season. He played only one game with Fall River before finishing his career with Philadelphia Field Club. He retired in 1929.[1]

National team

Steel earned his cap with the U.S. national team in a November 8, 1925 victory over Canada.[2]

References

  1. Jose, Colin (1998). American Soccer League, 1921-1931 (Hardback). The Scarecrow Press. (ISBN 0-8108-3429-4).
  2. RSSSF


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