Dale Baxter

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Dale Baxter
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-09-22) 22 September 1961 (age 63)
Place of birth Luton, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1981 Toronto Blizzard
1981 Washington Diplomats 1 (0)
1981 Detroit Express
1982–1983 Toronto Italia
1983 Mississauga Croatia
1985–1986 Toronto Italia
International career
1980 Canada U20 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Dale Baxter (born 22 September 1961) is a former soccer player who played as a goalkeeper. Born in England, he represented Canada at youth level.

Career

Baxter played in the North American Soccer League in 1980 with Toronto Blizzards indoor team.[1] The following season he was traded to the Washington Diplomats, and made his debut on 9 May 1981 against Tampa Bay Rowdies.[2] In 1981, he played in the American Soccer League with Detroit Express.[3] In 1982, he played in the National Soccer League with Toronto Italia.[4] He received a trial with Toronto Blizzard in 1983, but failed to secure a contract.[5] In 1983, he played in the Canadian Professional Soccer League with Mississauga Croatia.[6] The CPSL failed to complete their season and as a result folded which allowed for Baxter to play in the National Soccer League with former team Toronto Italia for the remainder of the season.[7] In 1985, he assisted in securing the NSL Championship for Toronto Italia.[8] The following season he assisted Toronto in defending their NSL Championship.[9]

International career

Baxter played with the Canada men's national under-20 soccer team, and featured in the 1980 CONCACAF U-20 Tournament.[10]

References

  1. "NASL-Dale Baxter". www.nasljerseys.com. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. Mudry, Richard (11 May 1981). "Veteran vindicated; rookie's reviews mixed". Newspapers.com. The Tampa Times. p. 11. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  3. "Soccer - NASL - Toronto Blizzard". Newspapers.com. Red Deer Advocate. 18 February 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. Koep, Bob (19 May 1982). "Italia no pushover for Dinamo". Toronto Star. p. B1.
  5. Woolsey, Garth (10 April 1983). "Blizzard moves north seeking perfect blend". Toronto Star. p. E8.
  6. Panzeri, Allen (22 May 1983). "Name of the game is offence". Newspapers.com. Edmonton Journal. p. 51. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. Cosgrove, Michael (29 August 1983). "Italia takes final over Panhellenic". The Globe and Mail. p. S4.
  8. Koep, Bob (27 August 1985). "Soccer win gives Dinamo big lift". Toronto Star. p. F3.
  9. Ryan, Richard (12 July 1986). "Blizzard wins round one of soccer battle". Toronto Star. p. D5.
  10. "Profile". Canada Soccer. Retrieved 22 August 2020.