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Tommy Steel

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Tommy Steel
Personal information
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Fore River
1924–1926 Boston Soccer Club 36 (0)
1926–1928 New Bedford Whalers 69 (0)
1928–1929 Fall River F.C. 1 (0)
1929 Philadelphia Field Club 4 (0)
International career
1925 United States 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Tommy Steel was a 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

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Born in Glasgow, Scotland, Steel emigrated with sister Jessie and brother Sandy(also a goalkeeper)to Fall River he began his career in the United States with Fore River of the Southern New England Soccer League. In 1924, he signed with the Boston Soccer Club of the American Soccer League, playing two seasons with them. In 1926, he joined the New Bedford Whalers, but moved to the Fall River F.C. eight games into the 1928–29 season. He played only one game with Fall River before finishing his career with Philadelphia Field Club. He retired in 1929.[1]

National team

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

See also

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References

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