Peter Dinsdale

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Peter Dinsdale (born c. 1939 in Bradford - died June, 2004) 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 World Cup.

Dinsdale played for Huddersfield beginning 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 9 league appearances for the Bradford club.

After managing the Canada between 1968 and 1970, Dinsdale returned to England to become assistant manager of Brighton and Hove Albion from 1970 to '72 under former Hudderfield teammate Pat Saward. He later emigrated and settled in Vancouver, working as a real estate agent.