Peter Dinsdale
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Peter Dinsdale 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
.
, 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.
. He later emigrated and settled in Vancouver, working as a real estate agent.
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
and was head coach of the Canadian national soccer team
Canada men's national soccer team
The Canada men's national soccer team represents Canada in international soccer competitions at the senior men's level. They are overseen by the Canadian Soccer Association and compete in the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football .Their most significant...
for qualifying for the 1970 FIFA World Cup
1970 FIFA World Cup
The 1970 FIFA World Cup, the ninth staging of the World Cup, was held in Mexico, from 31 May to 21 June. The 1970 tournament was the first World Cup hosted in North America, and the first held outside South America and Europe. In a match-up of two-time World Cup champions, the final was won by...
.
Player
Born in BradfordBradford
Bradford lies at the heart of the City of Bradford, a metropolitan borough of West Yorkshire, in Northern England. It is situated in the foothills of the Pennines, west of Leeds, and northwest of Wakefield. Bradford became a municipal borough in 1847, and received its charter as a city in 1897...
, 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
Midfielder
A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...
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
North America
North America is a continent wholly within the Northern Hemisphere and almost wholly within the Western Hemisphere. It is also considered a northern subcontinent of the Americas...
, joining the Vancouver Royals
Vancouver Royals
Vancouver Royal Canadians were an association football team based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada that played in the United Soccer Association. The league was made up of teams imported from foreign leagues. The Vancouver club was actually Sunderland A.F.C...
of the United Soccer Association
United Soccer Association
The United Soccer Association is a former professional soccer league featuring teams from the United States and Canada. The league survived only one season before merging with the National Professional Soccer League to form the North American Soccer League. All the teams in the league were imported...
(USA) for their inaugural 1967 (summer) season. The USA merged with the National Professional Soccer League
National Professional Soccer League (1967)
The National Professional Soccer League was a North American professional soccer league that existed for only the 1967 season before merging with the United Soccer Association to form the North American Soccer League. It had ten charter members, nine from the United States and one from Canada...
(NPSL) to form the North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League
North American Soccer League was a professional soccer league with teams in the United States and Canada that operated from 1968 to 1984.-History:...
(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
Bradford Park Avenue A.F.C.
Bradford Association Football Club, previously also known as Bradford and since its reformation in the 1970s now referred to as Bradford Park Avenue, is a football club based in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England...
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 Hudderfield teammate Pat SawardPat Saward
Patrick "Pat" Saward was a former professional footballer in the English football League and for the Republic of Ireland. He died of Alzheimer's disease in 2002.-Club:He played as an amateur for Crystal Palace before he joined Milwall as a professional...
. He later emigrated and settled in Vancouver, working as a real estate agent.