Peter Dinsdale... moved to Canada in 1967 to play in the North American Soccer League... he was 65 years old when he passed away in Port Moody, BC on 5 June 2004 (after a three-year battle with cancer)... earned his first-rate coaching certificate from the England FA...

as noted in a 1968 program, “rated an excellent tackler”... wrote the Huddersfield Daily Examiner in 2004, Dinsdale was “a non-nonsense and versatile half back”... said former teammate Ray Wilson, “his qualities as a footballer are illustrated by the number of matches he played for Town (239 appearances) and it would have been more had he not suffered a nasty leg injury early on”...

said Glen Johnson in 2018, “Peter Dinsdale was ruthless. He was left footed, good skill, good in the air, like the old-style defensive midfield/centre back that . He was tough, never gave up, and would run through a brick wall for the team”...

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served as Canada Soccer’s Men’s National Team Head Coach (starting 11 September 1968)... served as Canada’s head coach in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1968... his international record as Canada’s head coach was two wins, one draw, one loss in four matches (with both wins at home in Canada)...

served as coach of Vancouver Croatia FC... served as head coach manager of Brighton and Hove... served as head coach manager of Vancouver Spartans...