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Michael Doyle (footballer, born 1991)

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James Michael Doyle
Personal information
Full name James Michael Doyle
Date of birth (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Cove Rangers
Number 3
Youth career
2003–2005 Hamilton Academical
2005–2009 Celtic
2009–2011 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Kilmarnock 0 (0)
2011 → Stirling Albion (loan) 19 (0)
2011–2016 Alloa Athletic 147 (2)
2016 St Johnstone 2 (0)
2016–2018 Greenock Morton 64 (1)
2018–2019 Queen of the South 35 (2)
2019–2020 Falkirk 28 (3)
2020–2022 Queen's Park 56 (3)
2022–2023 Hamilton Academical 21 (0)
2023 → Alloa Athletic (loan) 5 (0)
2023– Cove Rangers 26 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:03, 13 January 2024 (UTC)

James Michael Doyle (born 1 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League One club Cove Rangers. His youth career was spent at Celtic, then Kilmarnock, without having made any first-team appearances. Doyle has since played for Alloa Athletic, St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Queen of the South, Falkirk, Queen's Park and Hamilton Academical.

Career

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Doyle began his career as a youth player with Celtic[1] before joining Kilmarnock at under-19 level.[2][3]

Stirling Albion

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In January 2011, Doyle signed on loan for Scottish First Division club Stirling Albion and made his first-team debut on 2 January 2011, in a 4–2 defeat versus Falkirk.[4] Doyle featured in 19 league matches for the Binos.

Alloa Athletic

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On 12 July 2011, Doyle signed for Scottish Third Division club Alloa Athletic[5] after impressing on trial during pre-season.[6] Doyle's first-team debut was on 23 July 2011, versus Peterhead in the Challenge Cup[7] and his league debut was on 6 August 2011, versus Stranraer in a 3–2 win at Stair Park.[8] Doyle scored his first competitive goal on 17 September 2011, versus Queen's Park.[9] Doyle featured in 132 league matches and scored two league goals for the Wasps.

St. Johnstone

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Doyle signed for St Johnstone on 4 February 2016, as cover for club captain, Dave Mackay who had been ruled out for the rest of that season with a hip injury,[10] although he eventually only featured in two league matches.

Greenock Morton

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In May 2016, Doyle signed for Championship club Greenock Morton[11] and although he extended his contract with the Greenock club for a further year, Doyle was then released in the close season of 2018, having featured in 64 league matches and scoring one goal.[12]

Queen of the South

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On 13 July 2018, Doyle signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South after featuring in two pre-season friendly matches at Palmerston Park versus Livingston and Hearts respectively.[13]

Falkirk

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On 21 June 2019, Doyle signed a two-year contract with Scottish League One club Falkirk.[14]

Queen's Park

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On 28 July 2020, Doyle signed for Queen's Park.[15]

Hamilton Academical

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In July 2022 Doyle moved to Hamilton Academical.[16]

In February 2023, Doyle joined Alloa Athletic on loan.[17] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the season.

Cove Rangers

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After several months out with an injury sustained as a trialist, Doyle signed with Cove Rangers in October 2023.[18][19]

Career statistics

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As of 15 January 2021
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Kilmarnock 2010–11[20] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stirling Albion (loan) 2010–11[20] Scottish First Division 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Alloa Athletic 2011–12[21][22] Scottish Third Division 36 2 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 40 2
2012–13[23][22] Scottish Second Division 27 0 1 0 1 0 5[b] 0 34 0
2013–14[24] Scottish Championship 36 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 40 0
2014–15[25] Scottish Championship 35 0 3 0 2 0 8[c] 0 48 0
2015–16[26] Scottish Championship 13 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 14 0
Total 147 2 9 0 6 0 14 0 176 2
St Johnstone 2015–16[26] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Greenock Morton 2016–17[27] Scottish Championship 29 0 2 0 7 0 3[d] 0 41 0
2017–18[28] Scottish Championship 35 1 3 0 4 0 1[a] 0 43 1
Total 64 1 5 0 11 0 4 0 84 1
Queen of the South 2018–19[29] Scottish Championship 35 2 4 0 5 0 7[e] 1 51 3
Falkirk 2019–20[30] Scottish League One 28 3 4 0 4 0 1[a] 0 37 3
Queen's Park 2020–21[31] Scottish League Two 9 0 1 0 4 0 0 0 14 0
Career total 304 8 23 0 30 0 26 1 383 9
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances in the Scottish First Division play-offs
  3. ^ Five appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and three appearances in the Scottish Championship play-offs
  4. ^ One appearance in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two appearances in the Scottish Premiership play-offs
  5. ^ Three appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and four appearances and one goal in the Scottish Championship play-offs

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Michael Doyle Profile". Alloa Athletic F.C. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Michael Doyle Kilmarnock Profile". Kilmarnock F.C. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  3. ^ "St.Mirren u19 (4) vKilmarnock u19 (0)". Kilmarnock F.C. 6 March 2010. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  4. ^ "Falkirk 4 – 2 Stirling Albion". Scottish Football League. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  5. ^ "More new faces arrive". alloaathletic.co.uk. Alloa Athletic F.C. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011.
  6. ^ "Alloa add Doyle". Scottish Football League. 12 July 2011. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Peterhead 2–2 Alloa (aet, Peterhead win 5–4 on pens)". BBC Sport. BBC. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Stranraer 2–3 Alloa Athletic". BBC Sport. BBC. 6 August 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Queen's Park 1 – 3 Alloa Athletic". Scottish Football League. 17 September 2011. Archived from the original on 24 November 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  10. ^ "St Johnstone sign Michael Doyle after Dave Mackay injury". BBC Sport. BBC. 4 February 2016. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  11. ^ Mitchell, Jonathan (24 May 2016). "Duffy set to secure Saints defender". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
  12. ^ Hendry, Mark (21 June 2017). "Doyle delighted to sign new Morton deal". Greenock Telegraph. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Michael Doyle is the Next One In". Queen of the South F.C. 13 July 2018.
  14. ^ "DOYLE BECOMES 8th SUMMER SIGNING". Falkirk F.C. 21 June 2019.
  15. ^ "Michael Doyle Signs for the Spiders | Queen's Park Football Club". 28 July 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  16. ^ "Doyle signs for Accies!". 7 July 2022.
  17. ^ "Doyle joins on loan". alloaathletic.co.uk. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 7 February 2023.
  18. ^ "Michael Doyle: Morton trialist suffers serious knee injury". greenocktelegraph.co.uk. 6 July 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  19. ^ "Michael Doyle signs on". coverangersfc.com/. 31 October 2023. Retrieved 13 January 2024.
  20. ^ a b "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  21. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  22. ^ a b "Michael Doyle Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
  23. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  24. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  25. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  26. ^ a b "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  27. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  28. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  29. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  30. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
  31. ^ "Games played by Michael Doyle in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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