Hamilton Steelers (1981–92)

Hamilton Steelers

Founded	1981
Dissolved	1992
Ground	Brian Timmis Stadium
Manager	John McGrane
League	Canadian Soccer League (1987–1992)

The Hamilton Steelers were a charter member of the newly formed Canadian Soccer League (CSL) and were locally owned by Mario DiBartolomeo. The club played mainly out of Brian Timmis Stadium (Cap. 5,000) adjacent to Ivor Wynne Stadium. Coaches for the opening CSL season were Kevin Grant, Jimmy Young and Welsh legend John Charles. Key members of the Steelers in 1987 were M Jerry Adzic and F Alex Bunbury. The Steelers were runners-up in the first four years of the league's existence as they finished the regular season first in the league's East Division the first two years.

Year-by-Year

The Hamilton Steelers also won The Challenge Trophy, Canada's national amateur soccer cup in 1986.^[1]

Head coaches

• Kevin Grant, Jimmy Young, John Charles (1987–1988) John McGrane (1988–90)

1991 Roster

18-August-1991 Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player 11 MF Steven Morris MF Chris Markou Perter Kirkelos 4 DF Gary Morrow FW Billy Domazetis 1 GK Dino Perri 7 MF Lucio Ianiero 14 MF Mark Purdy 8 MF Fran O'Brien 12 MF Davor Cepo 2 DF Guido Boin 6 MF Gerry Gray ((playing coach)) 14 MF Miroslav Piekos 21 DF Paul Fenwick 26 FW Jason Gibbons 17 MF John Kerr

No. Position Player FW Justin Fashanu 3 DF Mark Worton George Serakinis MF Brian Quinn 10 DF Tony Nocita MF Tony Usiyan 16 MF Geoff Aunger DF Colin Ridge 5 DF Trevor McCallum 19 DF Mark Watson 25 MF Mario Videla 35 GK John Kowal DF Steve Gill Marco Antonucci

from 1991 Team Program.

See also

Hamilton Steelers (ECPSL)

References

External links

• The pros brought promise that never came to fruition
• The Official Site of the Canadian Soccer Association