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

Year	Division	League	Regular Season	Playoffs
1981		NSL	1 / 11	Champion
1982		NSL	2 / 10
1983		CPSL	2 / 6	Runner-Up
1984			/
1985			/
1986			/
1987	1	CSL	2 / 8	Runner-Up
1988	1	CSL	2 / 9	Runner-Up
1989	1	CSL	2 / 10	Runner-Up
1990	1	CSL	5 / 11	Runner-Up
1991	1	CSL	4 / 8	Semi-Finals

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.

References

↑ https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1946&dat=19861015&id=71Q0AAAAIBAJ&sjid=grkFAAAAIBAJ&pg=4345,2498495

External links

Canadian National Soccer League

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