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Chelsea FC Profile: William Steer

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Full Name: William Henry Owen Steer

Born: Wednesday, 10th October 1888
Place of birth: Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey, England
Died: Tuesday, 25th November 1969 (aged 81)
Place of death: Goring-by-Sea, West Sussex, England
Burial: Cremated - Worthing Crematorium (28/11/69) - Ashes interred, section 2 of communal area. There is no known memorial.

Involvement with Chelsea:


Men's 1st Team Player from 1911 to 1918


Playing Career:


Queens Park Rangers
Chelsea (Jul 1911 to Jun 1918) - cost: unknown - Retired

* Retired = Retired from playing at the end of Chelsea contract, or for reason stated

Chelsea First-Team Career Summary

Competitive Debut: Saturday, 21st December 1912, Notts County 0 - 0 Chelsea

Age on debut: 24 years 2 months 11 days

Last Competitive First-Team Appearance: Saturday, 15th March 1913, Chelsea 1 - 3 Everton

Appearances

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1912 / 13 400004
Total400004

Goals

Season League F.A. Cup Lg Cup Europe Oth* Ttl
1912 / 13 100001
Total100001


* oth = other competitive matches such as Full Members Cup, Charity/Community Shield, Fifa World Club Cup.
Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. William Steer made 4 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Competitive Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
League21st Dec 1912Notts County00Chelsea10,000 match drawn
League25th Dec 1912Chelsea14Manchester United30,000 match lost
League8th Mar 1913West Bromwich Albion01Chelsea16,293 match won
League15th Mar 1913Chelsea13Everton45,000 match lost scored 1 goal

Non-Competitive First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 2
1912 / 13 5
1913 / 14 1
1914 / 15 1
Total9

Non-Competitive First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1911 / 12 1
1912 / 13 3
Total4


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. William Steer made 9 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-Competitive First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Friendly16th Aug 1911Chelsea31Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly26th Aug 1911Chelsea32Chelseaunknown match lost scored 1 goal
Friendly19th Aug 1912Chelsea33Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Friendly24th Aug 1912Chelsea52Chelseaunknown match lost
London Challenge Cup23rd Sep 1912Dulwich Hamlet03Chelseaunknown match won scored 1 goal
London Prof. Charity Fund30th Sep 1912Chelsea13Woolwich Arsenal5,000 match lost scored 1 goal
London Challenge Cup11th Nov 1912West Ham United40Chelseaunknown match lost
Friendly23rd Aug 1913Chelsea41Chelsea15,000 match lost
Friendly17th Aug 1914Chelsea31Chelseaunknown match lost

Non-First-Team Appearances

Season Appearances
1911 / 12 7
1912 / 13 21
1913 / 14 7
1914 / 15 18
Total53

Non-First-Team Goals

SeasonGoals
1911 / 12 8
1912 / 13 13
1913 / 14 6
1914 / 15 13
Total40


Figures in ( ) are substitute appearances and are also included in the totals.
i.e. William Steer made 53 appearances for Chelsea, of which 0 were as a substitute.

Non-First-Team Matches Played

CompDateHome  AwayAtt
Reserve League2nd Sep 1911Tottenham Hotspur32Chelsea10,000 match lost
Reserve League7th Oct 1911Chelsea11West Ham Unitedunknown match drawn
Reserve League23rd Oct 1911Chelsea71Tunbridge Wells Rangersunknown match won scored 5 goals
Reserve League20th Jan 1912Chelsea40Swindon Townunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League27th Jan 1912Northampton Town12Chelsea2,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League5th Feb 1912Chelsea00Luton Townunknown match drawn
Reserve League17th Feb 1912Chelsea22Coventry City3,000 match drawn
Reserve League2nd Sep 1912Chelsea32Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match won
Reserve League7th Sep 1912Chelsea13Tottenham Hotspurunknown match lost
Reserve League14th Sep 1912Queens Park Rangers01Chelseaunknown match won
Reserve League21st Sep 1912Norwich City01Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League25th Sep 1912Watford31Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League28th Sep 1912West Ham United12Chelsea4,000 match won
Reserve League5th Oct 1912Woolwich Arsenal21Chelsea5,000 match lost
Reserve League12th Oct 1912Chelsea50Queens Park Rangersunknown match won
Reserve League14th Oct 1912Chelsea41Portsmouthunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League19th Oct 1912Fulham00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League31st Oct 1912Clapton Orient20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League2nd Nov 1912Croydon Common01Chelsea2,500 match won
Reserve League9th Nov 1912Chelsea50Bristol Cityunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League23rd Nov 1912Chelsea100Northampton Townunknown match won scored 3 goals
Middlesex Professional Reserve Cup28th Nov 1912Chelsea21Fulham4,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League7th Dec 1912Chelsea30Readingunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League4th Jan 1913Chelsea21Swindon Townunknown match won
Reserve League25th Jan 1913Chelsea40West Ham Unitedunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League15th Feb 1913Northampton Town22Chelseaunknown match drawn scored 1 goal
Reserve League22nd Feb 1913Chelsea21Norwich City4,000 match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League31st Mar 1913Chelsea30Croydon Commonunknown match won
Reserve League8th Nov 1913Chelsea30Croydon Commonunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League22nd Nov 1913Chelsea40Arsenalunknown match won scored 3 goals
Reserve League29th Nov 1913Reading21Chelsea500 match lost
Reserve League6th Dec 1913Chelsea30Southamptonunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League25th Dec 1913Norwich City32Chelsea4,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League3rd Jan 1914Peterborough City22Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League24th Jan 1914Croydon Common20Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League1st Sep 1914Chelsea23Bristol City2,000 match lost scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Sep 1914Southend United14Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League1st Oct 1914Chelsea10Watford1,000 match won
Friendly15th Oct 1914Chelsea11Tottenham Hotspur5,000 match drawn
Reserve League17th Oct 1914Chelsea31Portsmouthunknown match won
Reserve League24th Oct 1914Croydon Common11Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League29th Oct 1914Chelsea21Luton Townunknown match won
Reserve League7th Nov 1914Brentford13Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League14th Nov 1914Chelsea73Clapton Orientunknown match won
Reserve League12th Dec 1914Chelsea50Boscombeunknown match won scored 1 goal
Reserve League26th Dec 1914Chelsea30West Ham Unitedunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League2nd Jan 1915Tottenham Hotspur42Chelseaunknown match lost scored 2 goals
Reserve League25th Mar 1915Chelsea31Gillinghamunknown match won
Reserve League2nd Apr 1915Cardiff City02Chelseaunknown match won scored 2 goals
Reserve League3rd Apr 1915Fulham30Chelseaunknown match lost
Reserve League10th Apr 1915Chelsea02Southend Unitedunknown match lost
Reserve League17th Apr 1915Clapton Orient00Chelseaunknown match drawn
Reserve League28th Apr 1915Chelsea12Brighton And Hove Albionunknown match lost scored 1 goal

Chelsea Graves Society Info & External Research Links:


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Chelsea FC Player William Steer

Games Won: 1
Win Percentage: 25%
Total Bookings: 0
Times Sent Off: 0

Teammates

During his Chelsea first-team career of 4 appearances, William Steer played alongside the following 15 players (number of appearances together in the same match-day squad in brackets)

Wally Bettridge (4)
Ron Brebner (2)
Billy Bridgeman (2)
John Brown (2)
David Calderhead (Jnr) (3)
Angus Douglas (2)
Sam Downing (1)
Harry Ford (4)
Charlie Freeman (2)
George Hunter (2)
James Molyneux (2)
Andrew Ormiston (2)
Jimmy Sharp (4)
Frederick Taylor (4)
Vivian Woodward (4)