Lascelles Dunkley

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Lascelles Dunkley
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-06-28) 28 June 1941 (age 82)
Place of birth Jamaica
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1965 YMCA
1966 Sudbury Italia
1967 Serbian White Eagles
1973 Toronto West Indies United
International career
1962–1969 Jamaica 13 (4)
Managerial career
1973 Toronto West Indies United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lascelles Dunkley (born June 28, 1941) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a forward, and was a football manager.

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Club career

Dunkley played with YMCA of Kingston in 1964. [1] [2] The following season he played in a friendly match against Arsenal. [3] In 1966, he played abroad in the National Soccer League with Sudbury Italia. [4] [5] He played with league rivals Serbian White Eagles for the 1967 season. [6] He also had a trial with the Atlanta Chiefs in 1967. [7] In 1973, he played with Toronto West Indies United, and assisted in securing the Ontario Cup against Windsor Italia. [8] He was also named the Player of the Year by the Toronto and District Soccer Association in 1973. [9] [10]

International career

Dunkley made his debut for the Jamaica national football team on March 30, 1963 against Netherlands Antilles national football team in the 1963 CONCACAF Championship. [11] He represented Jamaica in the 1966 FIFA World Cup qualification (CONCACAF), and the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification. [12]

Managerial career

In 1973, he served as the player-coach for the Toronto West Indies United in the Toronto and District Soccer League. [13] He led Toronto to the Challenge Trophy finals in 1973 against Vancouver Firefighters, but lost the championship final. [9] Toronto also competed for the 1973 Canadian Open Cup, and finished as runners-up to Toronto Croatia. [9] [14]

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