John Steeples

{{Short description|English footballer (1959–2019)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2019}}

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| name = John Steeples

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| fullname = John Steeples

| birth_date = {{Birth date|1959|4|28|df=y}}

| birth_place = Doncaster, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2019|3|20|1959|4|28|df=y}}

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| position = Forward

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| years1 = 1979–1980| clubs1 = Pilkington Recreation| caps1 = | goals1 =

| years2 = 1980–1983| clubs2 = Grimsby Town| caps2 = 7| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 1982| clubs3 = → Torquay United (loan)| caps3 = 5| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1983| clubs4 = Scarborough| caps4 =24 | goals4 = 4

| years5 = 1985| clubs5 = GranthamJon Barnes, The Who's Who of Grantham Town Football Club, pp. 166, Gingerjonny Publications, 2005.| caps5 =0 | goals5 =0

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John Steeples (28 April 1959 – 20 March 2019) was an English former professional footballer who played as a forward.{{cite book|last1=Lamming|first1=Douglas|title=A who's who of Grimsby Town AFC : 1890-1985|date=1985|publisher=Hutton|location=Beverley|isbn=0-907033-34-2|page=100}} His death was announced on 21 March 2019.{{Cite web |url=https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2019/march/rest-in-peace---john-steeples/ |title=Rest In Peace - John Steeples |date=2019-03-21 |website=www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk |language=en-gb |access-date=2019-04-03 |archive-date=29 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200929141255/https://www.grimsby-townfc.co.uk/news/2019/march/rest-in-peace---john-steeples/ |url-status=usurped }}