 He scored a hat-trick away at Lincoln in a 4–3 victory in October 2004 helping him secure the League 2 Player of the Month award.He scored Orient's fastest ever goal timed at 12 seconds against Oxford United (04/05) as well as the final goal for Orient in the 2005–06 season, again against Oxford United in the last minute to achieve promotion for the East London side in a 3–2 win and confirm his former club's relegation to the Football Conference.Steele eventually decided to travel back to the North West and join Chester City in October 2006, initially on loan.