Len Cantello

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Len Cantello
Personal information
Date of birth (1951-09-11) 11 September 1951 (age 73)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1968–1979 West Bromwich Albion 301 (13)
1978 → Dallas Tornado (loan) 19 (1)
1979–1982 Bolton Wanderers 90 (3)
1982 Hereford United 1 (0)
1982–1983 Bury 9 (1)
1983–1985 SC Cambuur 33 (1)
1985–1986 Eastern AA ? (?)
1989 Calgary Strikers 11 (0)
1989–1990 Radcliffe Borough 1 (0)
1990 London Lasers 1 (0)
Total466(19)
International career
1967 England Schoolboys 6 (1)
1970 England Youth 4 (2)
1972–1973 England U23 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Len Cantello (born 11 September 1951) is a former football midfielder.

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Career

Len Cantello played for England Schoolboys v Scotland at Wembley April 1967

West Bromwich Albion: 1967–1979

Cantello joined West Bromwich Albion as an apprentice in 1967. Aged 18, Cantello played in the 1970 League Cup Final. Cantello scored ITV's goal of the season in December 1978, playing against Manchester United at Old Trafford. During his 12-year stay at the Hawthorns, Cantello made 371 appearances. In 1978, he played with the Dallas Tornado. [1]

Although signing for Bolton Wanderers in the summer of 1979 for a fee of £350,000, Cantello was awarded a testimonial match by West Bromwich Albion that saw a team of white players play against a team of black players. [2]

Bolton Wanderers: 1979–1982

In 1979, he moved to Bolton Wanderers, spending three years with them.

Later career: 1982–1990

In 1982, Cantello moved two divisions down on loan to Hereford United. He made just one appearance and then moved again on loan to Bury. In 1981, he went on loan to the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. In 1983, he was transferred to Dutch side SC Cambuur, before finishing with two seasons at Eastern AA. In 1989 and 1990, he played in the Canadian Soccer League with Calgary Strikers and London Lasers with a spell as manager of Radcliffe Borough in between. [3]

Post-playing career

After retiring from professional sport, Cantello became the UK managing Director of FieldTurf, a Canadian-based brand of artificial turf playing surface. He currently resides in his home town of Manchester. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Len Cantello soccer Statistics". Statscrew.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ↑ Adrian Chiles (17 November 2016). "The match that pitted white players against black players". BBC. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Len Cantello soccer Statistics". Statscrew.com. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  4. ↑ "LEN CANTELLO – Old Baggies". Oldbaggies.com.


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