William Steer

For the British trade unionist and politician, see William Bridgland Steer.

William Steer

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Owen Steer[1]
Date of birth	10 October 1888
Place of birth	Kingston upon Thames, England
Date of death	25 November 1969(1969-11-25) (aged 81)[2]
Position(s)	Inside right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Old Kingstonians
	Kingston Town
1909–1911	Queens Park Rangers	68	(31)
1912–1918	Chelsea	4	(1)
1915–1916	→ Brentford (guest)	4	(0)
	Newry Town
International career
1910–1911	England Amateurs	6	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Henry Owen Steer (10 October 1888 – 25 November 1969) was an English amateur footballer who played in the Football League for Chelsea as an inside right.^[1][2][3]

He represented England at amateur level, netting 8 goals in just 6 caps. Steer made his debut for the team against Belgium on 26 March 1910, scoring once in a 2–2 draw. Notably, he scored four goals in a 10–1 trashing of France. Steer was the author of England's only goal in a 1–2 loss to Denmark, which was the amateur's first-ever defeat in almost 4 four years.^[4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Queens Park Rangers	1909–10[5]	Southern League First Division	38	22	7	5	4[a]	2	49	29
	1910–11[6]		30	9	1	1	6[b]	2	37	12
	Total		68	31	8	6	10	4	86	41
Chelsea	1912–13[2]	First Division	4	1	0	0	—		4	1
Career total			72	32	8	6	10	4	90	42

1. 3 appearances and 1 goal in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance and 1 goal in London Professional Charity Fund
2. 4 appearances and 1 goal in Southern Professional Charity Cup, 1 appearance in London Challenge Cup, 1 appearance in London Professional Charity Fund

International goals

England Amateurs score listed first, score column indicates score after each Steer goal.

List of international goals scored by William Steer^[4]

No.	Cap	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition	Ref
1	1	26 March 1910	Sukkelweg, Bruxelles, Belgium	Belgium	?	2–2	Friendly	[4]
2	2	9 April 1910	Park Royal Stadium, London, England	Switzerland	?	6–2		[7]
3					?
4	3	16 April 1910	Goldstone Ground, Brighton, England	France	2–0	10–1		[4]
5					5–0
6					6–0
7					7–0
8	4	5 May 1910	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub's ground, København, Denmark	Denmark	1–1	1–2		[8]

References

1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 276. ISBN 978-1905891610.
2. "William Steer | Chelsea Player Profile". Stamford-Bridge.com. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
3. White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 364–365. ISBN 0951526200.
4. "England Matches - The Amateurs 1906-1939". englandfootballonline.com. Archived from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
5. "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1909–10". QPRnet. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
6. "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1910–11". QPRnet. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
7. "England v Switzerland, 09 April 1910". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
8. "Denmark v England, 05 May 1910". www.11v11.com. Retrieved 30 July 2022.