Peter Dinsdale
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 October 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Bradford, England | ||
| Date of death | 5 June 2004 (aged 65) | ||
| Place of death | British Columbia, Canada | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1956 | Yorkshire Amateurs | ||
| 1956–1959 | Huddersfield Town | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1959–1967 | Huddersfield Town | 214 | (8) |
| 1967–1968 | Vancouver Royals | ||
| 1968 | → Bradford Park Avenue (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1968–1970 | Canada | ||
| 1970–1972 | Brighton and Hove Albion (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Peter Dinsdale (19 October 1938 – 5 June 2004)[1] was a football player and coach. He played 239 times for Huddersfield Town and was head coach of the Canadian national soccer team for qualifying for the 1970 FIFA World Cup.
Player
Born in Bradford, Dinsdale played for the Yorkshire Amateurs before turning professional with Huddersfield Town in January 1956. He cracked the first team in 1959 upon finishing his National Service. A forward early in his career, he made a switch left midfielder by 1962. He played with Town until 1966, making 219 league appearances for the side. Dinsdale was one of the first English players to play professionally in North America, joining the Vancouver Royals of the United Soccer Association (USA) for their inaugural 1967 (summer) season. The USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League (NPSL) to form the North American Soccer League (NASL). Dinsdale played with the Royals during the 1968 NASL season. There he was subject to one of the earliest football loan transfers, playing on loan from Vancouver with Bradford Park Avenue during the Canadian club's off-season. He made nine league appearances for the Bradford club.
Manager
After managing Canada between 1968 and 1970, Dinsdale returned to England to become assistant manager of Brighton and Hove Albion from 1970 to 1972 under former Huddersfield teammate Pat Saward. He later emigrated and settled in Vancouver, working as a real estate agent.
References
- ^ "Peter Dinsdale". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 19 October 2016.
External links
- www.findarticles.com
- Vancouver Royals stats
- Peter Dinsdale at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Use dmy dates from August 2011
- 1938 births
- 2004 deaths
- Association football midfielders
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Canada national soccer team managers
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- English footballers
- English expatriate footballers
- English football managers
- English emigrants to Canada
- Expatriate soccer managers in Canada
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Sportspeople from Vancouver
- United Soccer Association players
- Vancouver Royals players
- Footballers from Bradford
- English expatriate sportspeople in Canada
- Expatriate soccer players in Canada