Michael Doyle (footballer, born 1991)

James Michael Doyle
Personal information
Full name James Michael Doyle
Date of birth (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Queen of the South
Number 6
Youth career
2005-2009 Celtic
2009–2011 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 → Stirling Albion (loan) 19 (0)
2011–2016 Alloa Athletic 132 (2)
2016 St Johnstone 2 (0)
2016–2018 Greenock Morton 64 (1)
2018- Queen of the South 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:00, 6 October 2018 (UTC)

James Michael Doyle (born 1 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays for as a defender for Queen of the South. Doyle has previously played for Kilmarnock, Alloa Athletic, St Johnstone and Greenock Morton and also had a loan spell with Stirling Albion.

Career

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

Stirling Albion

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

Alloa Athletic

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

Michael 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, although Doyle only featured in two league matches. [10]

Greenock Morton

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 by the Greenock club in the close season of 2018, having featured in 64 league matches and scoring one goal. [12]

Queen of the South

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. [13]

Career statistics

As of 13 October 2018[14][15]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Stirling Albion 2010–11 190000000190
Alloa Athletic 2011–12 362201010402
2012–13 270501050380
2013–14 360202000400
2014–15 330302050430
Total 1322120601101612
St Johnstone 2015–16 2000000020
Greenock Morton 2016–17 290207030410
2017–18 351304010431
Total 6415011040841
Queen of the South 2018-19 80005030160
Career total 22531702201802823

Honours

References

  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. ↑ http://www.qosfc.com/news-4057
  14. ↑ "Games played by Michael Doyle Stats in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 12 December 2011.
  15. ↑ "Michael Doyle Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 December 2011.
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