Lascelles Dunkley (born June 28, 1941) is a Jamaican former

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who played as a

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, and was a football

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Club career

Dunkley played with YMCA of Kingston in 1964. The following season he played in a friendly match against

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. In 1966, he played abroad in the

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with Sudbury Italia. He played with league rivals

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for the 1967 season. He also had a trial with the

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in 1967. In 1973, he played with Toronto West Indies United, and assisted in securing the

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against Windsor Italia. He was also named the Player of the Year by the Toronto and District Soccer Association in 1973.

International career

Dunkley made his debut for the

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on March 30, 1963 against

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in the

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. He represented Jamaica in the

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, and the

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Managerial career

In 1973, he served as the

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for the Toronto West Indies United in the Toronto and District Soccer League. He led Toronto to the

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finals in 1973 against

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, but lost the championship final. Toronto also competed for the 1973 Canadian Open Cup, and finished as runners-up to

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunkley, Lascelles Living people 1942 births Men's association football forwards Jamaica men's international footballers Jamaican men's footballers Jamaican football managers Canadian National Soccer League players Jamaican expatriate men's footballers Serbian White Eagles FC players Jamaican expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada 20th-century Jamaican sportsmen