Born in Blantyre, Lanarkshire, Steel played for Bridgeton Waverley and St Johnstone[4] before being signed by Liverpool manager George Patterson in September 1931.
He made his debut on 19 December 1931 in a Football League First Division match at Anfield.
Derby County were the visitors and they returned to the Baseball Ground with a point following a 1–1 draw.
Steel broke into the team at full-back three months after signing, and stayed there for the rest of the season missing just one game.
He subsequently went on to play for Derby County before ending his career, with a guest spell at Dumbarton during World War II.