Jim Steele is a former Scottish football

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 centre back who played professional in Scotland, England and the United States. He helped Southampton

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 win the 1976 FA Cup

FA Cup Final 1976

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Steele was born in Edinburgh

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; after leaving school, he was a trainee mechanical engineer with the National Coal Board

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. As a 15-year-old he was playing for a village team in his native Scotland when Tynecastle Boys Club

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, who were affiliated to Scottish First Division team, Hearts

Heart of Midlothian F.C.

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, spotted his talent and signed him up as an apprentice.
Dundee signed him as a 17-year old and he made his debut in the first team with a solitary appearance in the 1967-68 season against Stirling Albion at Annfield, playing in front of just 600 spectators.