 He signed for Northwich Victoria on a 2-year deal, where fans were hoping he could repeat his excellent form of his first spell prior to playing in the Football League.He didn't let them down.Struggling with injury until February, Northwich were rock bottom of the Conference National but the impact upon his return was immediate with Steele scoring nine goals in eight games rescuing the team from relegation and earning him the Player of the Year and Players Player of the Year awards for that season.