Freddie Steele 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.

Freddie Steele - 6 caps (8 goals)

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 whilst with England: Centre Forward and Inside Left
Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Stoke City (6)
FA Legacy Number: 629

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Withdrawn: 0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

Match Type
Caps
Goals
Capt

British Home ChampionshipHC
3
1
0
0
0

FriendlyFR
3
7
0
0
0

Competitive
3
1
0
0
0

Home, Away or Neutral
Caps
Goals
Capt

Away
5
8
0
0
0

Home
1
0
0
0
0

Match Result
Caps
Goals
Capt

Lost
2
1
0
0
0

Playing Positions
Caps
Goals
Capt

Centre Forward
5
6
0
0
0

Inside Left
1
2
0
0
0

Total
6
8
0
0
0

England Managers

Manager
Caps
Goals
Capt

England Committee
6
8
0
0
0

England Team Mates (Top 10)

George Male
5 Matches

Joe Johnson
5 Matches

Vic Woodley
4 Matches

Ted Catlin
4 Matches

Cliff Britton
4 Matches

Alf Kirchen
3 Matches

Wilf Copping
3 Matches

Alf Young
3 Matches

Harry Holdcroft
2 Matches

Eric Keen
2 Matches

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)
10 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.