Lascelles Dunkley | |
Birth Date: | 28 June 1941 |
Birth Place: | Jamaica |
Position: | Striker |
Years1: | 1964–1965 |
Clubs1: | YMCA |
Years2: | 1966 |
Clubs2: | Sudbury Italia |
Years3: | 1967 |
Clubs3: | Serbian White Eagles |
Years4: | 1973 |
Clubs4: | Toronto West Indies United |
Nationalyears1: | 1962–1969 |
Nationalteam1: | Jamaica |
Nationalcaps1: | 13 |
Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Manageryears1: | 1973 |
Managerclubs1: | Toronto West Indies United |
Lascelles Dunkley (born June 28, 1941) is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a forward, and was a football manager.
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]
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]
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.[14] Toronto also competed for the 1973 Canadian Open Cup, and finished as runners-up to Toronto Croatia.[15] [16]