Michael Doyle (footballer, born 1991)

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
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
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

Doyle began his career as a youth player with Celtic[2] before joining Kilmarnock at under-19 level.[3][4]

Stirling Albion

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.[5] Doyle featured in 19 league matches for the Binos.

Alloa Athletic

On 12 July 2011, Doyle signed for Scottish Third Division club Alloa Athletic[6] after impressing on trial during pre-season.[7] Doyle's first-team debut was on 23 July 2011, versus Peterhead in the Challenge Cup[8] and his league debut was on 6 August 2011, versus Stranraer in a 3–2 win at Stair Park.[9] Doyle scored his first competitive goal on 17 September 2011, versus Queen's Park.[10] Doyle featured in 132 league matches and scored two league goals for the Wasps.

St. Johnstone

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,[11] although he eventually only featured in two league matches.

Greenock Morton

In May 2016, Doyle signed for Championship club Greenock Morton[12] 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.[13]

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 respectively.[14]

Falkirk

On 21 June 2019, Doyle signed a two-year contract with Scottish League One club Falkirk.[15]

Queen's Park

On 28 July 2020, Doyle signed for Queen's Park.[16]

Hamilton Academical

In July 2022 Doyle moved to Hamilton Academical.[17]

In February 2023, Doyle joined Alloa Athletic on loan.[18] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the season.

Cove Rangers

After several months out with an injury sustained as a trialist, Doyle signed with Cove Rangers in October 2023.[19][20]

Career statistics

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[21] Scottish Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stirling Albion (loan) 2010–11[21] Scottish First Division 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Alloa Athletic 2011–12[22][23] Scottish Third Division 36 2 2 0 1 0 1[a] 0 40 2
2012–13[24][23] Scottish Second Division 27 0 1 0 1 0 5[b] 0 34 0
2013–14[25] Scottish Championship 36 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 40 0
2014–15[26] Scottish Championship 35 0 3 0 2 0 8[c] 0 48 0
2015–16[27] 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[27] Scottish Premiership 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Greenock Morton 2016–17[28] Scottish Championship 29 0 2 0 7 0 3[d] 0 41 0
2017–18[29] 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[30] Scottish Championship 35 2 4 0 5 0 7[e] 1 51 3
Falkirk 2019–20[31] Scottish League One 28 3 4 0 4 0 1[a] 0 37 3
Queen's Park 2020–21[32] 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

References

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