Atillio, commonly known as Teel, moved to Arbroath as a child from his native Italy and he played for Arbroath Thistle and St Marys in the juveniles prior to spending time as a junior with Woodside. While with Woodside he featured as a trialist against Dundee Utd in November 1932, before featuring again as a trialist in November and early December of 1933, after which he was signed up professionally. After promotion to the First Division in 1935, Teel featured in 114 successive league games up to the summer of 1938, however the following season he missed five games due…Read moreRead less
Atillio, commonly known as Teel, moved to Arbroath as a child from his native Italy and he played for Arbroath Thistle and St Marys in the juveniles prior to spending time as a junior with Woodside. While with Woodside he featured as a trialist against Dundee Utd in November 1932, before featuring again as a trialist in November and early December of 1933, after which he was signed up professionally.
After promotion to the First Division in 1935, Teel featured in 114 successive league games up to the summer of 1938, however the following season he missed five games due to injury. As well as appearing at Gayfield, he also played for the cricket club throughout the 1930s.
When the war broke out, he signed up for the RAF, and he spent six years with them before being demobbed in early December 1945. During the war he featured for Leicester City and Notts County, as well as for us in September 1944 when on home leave. He then appeared for a further four months after his demobbing before being released by request in April 1946.