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'''Lloyd Lindbergh "Lindy" Delapenha''' (5 May 1927 – 26 January 2017) was a Jamaican |
'''Lloyd Lindbergh "Lindy" Delapenha''' (5 May 1927 – 26 January 2017) was a Jamaican [[football (soccer)|footballer]] and sports journalist. He was the first Jamaican to play professional football in [[England]].<ref name="furd">{{cite web | url=http://www.furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=269 | title=Lloyd Delapenha | work=Football United, Racism Divides }}</ref> Between 1948 and 1960, he played league football for [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]], [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] and [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]]. |
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Delapenha was an old boy of [[Munro College]] in Jamaica where he was a multi-sport athlete.<ref name=aob/> As a schoolboy, Delapenha took part in 16 events over a one-and-a-half-day period in England. He then served with the [[British armed forces|British Armed Forces]] in the [[Middle East]] following [[World War II]]. During his service, an English football scout saw him playing football for the British Army.<ref name="JamObs">{{cite news|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/html/20041128T190000-0500_70398_OBS_LINDY_DELAPENHA__JAMAICA_S_GREATEST_FOOTBALLER_IS_A_MAN_AHEAD_OF_HIS_TIME.asp |title=Lindy Delapenha: Jamaica's greatest footballer is a man ahead of his time |date=2004-11-28 |accessdate=2007-06-08 |publisher=The Jamaica Observer |last=Desmond |first=Allen |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20070926231048/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/columns/html/20041128T190000-0500_70398_OBS_LINDY_DELAPENHA__JAMAICA_S_GREATEST_FOOTBALLER_IS_A_MAN_AHEAD_OF_HIS_TIME.asp <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archivedate = 2007-09-26}}</ref> |
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This gained him a trial with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], but he did not sign for the club, and in April 1948 he joined [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]. There, he became the first Jamaican to play professional football in [[England]].<ref name="furd"/> Although it is claimed he was the first non-white player to appear in the English [[Football League First Division]],<ref name="JamGlea">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/19991024/sports/s2.html |title=Delapenha: First non-white to play English Division 1 football |date=1999-10-24 |accessdate=2007-06-08 |publisher=Jamaica Gleaner}}</ref> he was actually predated by several other non-white players, including [[Arthur Wharton]], who played a First Division match for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] as far back as [[1894-95 in English football|1894–95]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=25 | title=Arthur Wharton | work=Football United, Racism Divides }}</ref> |
This gained him a trial with [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]], but he did not sign for the club, and in April 1948 he joined [[Portsmouth F.C.|Portsmouth]]. There, he became the first Jamaican to play professional football in [[England]].<ref name="furd"/> Although it is claimed he was the first non-white player to appear in the English [[Football League First Division]],<ref name="JamGlea">{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/19991024/sports/s2.html |title=Delapenha: First non-white to play English Division 1 football |date=1999-10-24 |accessdate=2007-06-08 |publisher=Jamaica Gleaner}}</ref> he was actually predated by several other non-white players, including [[Arthur Wharton]], who played a First Division match for [[Sheffield United F.C.|Sheffield United]] as far back as [[1894-95 in English football|1894–95]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.furd.org/default.asp?intPageID=25 | title=Arthur Wharton | work=Football United, Racism Divides }}</ref> He went on to win a league championship medal with [[1948–49 Portsmouth F.C. season|Portsmouth in 1949]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Pompey mourn the death of title-winning forward Lindy Delapenha Portsmouth|url=http://www.portsmouthfc.co.uk/news/article/2016-17/pompey-mourn-the-death-of-title-winning-forward-lindy-delapenha-3539955.aspx|publisher=Portsmouth F.C.|accessdate=28 January 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
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In April 1950, after a successful few years with Portsmouth, he transferred to [[Middlesbrough F.C.|Middlesbrough]] where his career took off. He played on the wing or inside-forward, and became Boro's leading scorer in the 1951–52, 1953–54 and 1955–56 seasons. In total he scored 93 league and [[FA Cup]] goals in 270 appearances.<ref>{{cite web|title=Former Middlesbrough FC man Lindy Delapenha has passed away aged 89|url=http://www.mfc.co.uk/news/article/2016/middlesbrough-fc-lindy-delapenha-3540117.aspx|publisher=Middlesborough F.C.|accessdate=28 January 2017|language=en}}</ref> |
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He moved to [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] in June 1958, contributing 27 goals in 115 appearances over two years, before retiring from League football in 1960.<ref>{{cite book|title=Middlesbrough, A Complete Record, 1876–1989 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport |last=Glasper |first=Harry |isbn=0-907969-53-4}}</ref> |
He moved to [[Mansfield Town F.C.|Mansfield Town]] in June 1958, contributing 27 goals in 115 appearances over two years, before retiring from League football in 1960.<ref>{{cite book|title=Middlesbrough, A Complete Record, 1876–1989 | publisher=Breedon Books Sport |last=Glasper |first=Harry |isbn=0-907969-53-4}}</ref> Delapenha played non-league football, [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] and Burton Albion. He won the [[Southern League Cup]] in 1964 with Burton.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lindy Delapenha Interview|url=http://inside-left.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/the-lindy-delapenha-interview.html|website=inside-left.blogspot.co.uk}}</ref> |
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==Later life== |
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Delapenha played non-league football, [[Hereford United F.C.|Hereford United]] and Burton Albion. He won the [[Southern League Cup]] in 1964 with Burton.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Lindy Delapenha Interview|url=http://inside-left.blogspot.co.uk/2014/05/the-lindy-delapenha-interview.html|website=inside-left.blogspot.co.uk}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Having returned home to Jamaica in 1964, Delapenha played [[cricket]] for a short time and represented Boys' Town at football, taking them from Division 3 up to Division 1. Soon after, he became director of sports at the [[Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref name="JamGlea"/> At the JBC, he had various roles including co-ordinating coverage of cricket, the [[Commonwealth Games]], and helped bring international football to Jamaica. He stayed there for 30 years before JBC was sold and his services were no longer required.<ref name="JamObs"/> |
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He moved back to Jamaica in 1964. |
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==Broadcasting career== |
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Having returned home, Delapenha played [[cricket]] for a short time and represented Boys' Town at football, taking them from Division 3 up to Division 1. Soon after though, he became director of sports at the [[Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation]].<ref name="JamGlea"/> |
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Revision as of 21:13, 28 January 2017
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lloyd Lindbergh Delapenha | ||
| Date of birth | 5 May 1927 | ||
| Place of birth | Jamaica | ||
| Date of death | 26 January 2017 (aged 89) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1948–50 | Portsmouth | ||
| 1950–58 | Middlesbrough | ||
| 1958–60 | Mansfield Town | ||
| 1960 | Hereford United | ||
| 1964 | Burton Albion | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lloyd Lindbergh "Lindy" Delapenha (5 May 1927 – 26 January 2017) was a Jamaican footballer and sports journalist. He was the first Jamaican to play professional football in England.[1] Between 1948 and 1960, he played league football for Portsmouth, Middlesbrough and Mansfield Town.
Playing career
Delapenha was an old boy of Munro College in Jamaica where he was a multi-sport athlete.[2] As a schoolboy, Delapenha took part in 16 events over a one-and-a-half-day period in England. He then served with the British Armed Forces in the Middle East following World War II. During his service, an English football scout saw him playing football for the British Army.[3]
This gained him a trial with Arsenal, but he did not sign for the club, and in April 1948 he joined Portsmouth. There, he became the first Jamaican to play professional football in England.[1] Although it is claimed he was the first non-white player to appear in the English Football League First Division,[4] he was actually predated by several other non-white players, including Arthur Wharton, who played a First Division match for Sheffield United as far back as 1894–95.[5] He went on to win a league championship medal with Portsmouth in 1949.[6]
In April 1950, after a successful few years with Portsmouth, he transferred to Middlesbrough where his career took off. He played on the wing or inside-forward, and became Boro's leading scorer in the 1951–52, 1953–54 and 1955–56 seasons. In total he scored 93 league and FA Cup goals in 270 appearances.[7]
He moved to Mansfield Town in June 1958, contributing 27 goals in 115 appearances over two years, before retiring from League football in 1960.[8] Delapenha played non-league football, Hereford United and Burton Albion. He won the Southern League Cup in 1964 with Burton.[9]
Later life
Having returned home to Jamaica in 1964, Delapenha played cricket for a short time and represented Boys' Town at football, taking them from Division 3 up to Division 1. Soon after, he became director of sports at the Jamaica Broadcasting Corporation.[4] At the JBC, he had various roles including co-ordinating coverage of cricket, the Commonwealth Games, and helped bring international football to Jamaica. He stayed there for 30 years before JBC was sold and his services were no longer required.[3]
He died on 26 January 2017 at the age of 89, after a stroke.[2]
References
- ^ a b "Lloyd Delapenha". Football United, Racism Divides.
- ^ a b Lindy Delapenha is dead. Jamaica Observer.
- ^ a b Desmond, Allen (28 November 2004). "Lindy Delapenha: Jamaica's greatest footballer is a man ahead of his time". The Jamaica Observer. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ a b "Delapenha: First non-white to play English Division 1 football". Jamaica Gleaner. 24 October 1999. Retrieved 8 June 2007.
- ^ "Arthur Wharton". Football United, Racism Divides.
- ^ "Pompey mourn the death of title-winning forward Lindy Delapenha Portsmouth". Portsmouth F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "Former Middlesbrough FC man Lindy Delapenha has passed away aged 89". Middlesborough F.C. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ Glasper, Harry. Middlesbrough, A Complete Record, 1876–1989. Breedon Books Sport. ISBN 0-907969-53-4.
- ^ "The Lindy Delapenha Interview". inside-left.blogspot.co.uk.