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Mike Doyle
Personal information
Full name	Michael Doyle
Date of birth	25 November 1946
Place of birth	Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Date of death	27 June 2011 (aged 64)
Place of death	Ashton-under-Lyne, England
Position(s)	Centre-half, midfielder
Youth career
1962–1964	Manchester City
Senior career*
Years	Team
1965–1978	Manchester City
1978–1982	Stoke City
1982–1983	Bolton Wanderers
1983–1984	Rochdale
Total
International career
1968–1969	England U23
1976–1977	England
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Doyle (25 November 1946 – 27 June 2011) was an English footballer, who spent most of his career with Manchester City and also played for Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale.^[1]

Career

Ashton-born Doyle played for Stockport Boys as a junior, joining Manchester City in May 1962.^[2] At youth level, Doyle played at right back, but after breaking into the first team he was used in a number of roles.^[3] He made his senior debut against Cardiff City in March 1965, playing wing-half,^[3] which was followed by a number of appearances as a forward.^[2] However, most of his appearances later in his career were in central defence.

Doyle won 5 caps for the England national football team and 8 England Under-23 caps. At club level he played 448 league games for Manchester City, scoring 32 goals, and was voted the club's hardest player in the club's official magazine.^[4] He scored for City in the 1970 League Cup Final win over West Bromwich Albion, and captained the side in the 1976 League Cup Final.^[5]

Doyle made a total of 570 appearances for Manchester City, scoring 41 goals, before joining Alan Durban's Stoke City for a fee of £50,000 in June 1978.^[6] He slotted into the Stoke defence with ease and was played in 46 matches in 1978–79 as Stoke gained promotion to the First Division, and was part of the defence which kept 21 clean sheets.^[6] Stoke fought off relegation in 1979–80 and Doyle was then a regular in 1980–81 making 40 appearances as Stoke finished in mid-table. Following the departure of Durban to Sunderland, Doyle was not wanted by new manager Richie Barker and left for Bolton Wanderers in January 1982.^[6] He spent a season and a half at Burnden Park and ended his career with a season at Rochdale.^[6]

After football

Mike continued to attend Manchester City games regularly after his retirement as a player, but also became a heavy drinker after his playing days were over. In 2007, he attended the Sporting Chance Clinic which helped him give up alcohol for a short time. He died on 27 June 2011 of liver failure after several weeks of treatment in Tameside General Hospital.^[7]^[8]

Tributes to Doyle were made by his former clubs Manchester City, Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers.^[9]^[10]^[11]

Personal life

Doyle's son, Scott Doyle, is married to Charlotte, the daughter of former teammate Glyn Pardoe, and his grandson Tommy Doyle plays for Wolverhampton Wanderers, and has played for England's U-17 and England's U-16 national side.

Career statistics

Club

Source:^[12]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Other^[A]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Manchester City	1964–65	Second Division	6	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	1965–66	Second Division	20	7	7	1	0	0	—		—		27	8
	1966–67	First Division	16	0	5	1	0	0	—		—		21	1
	1967–68	First Division	38	5	4	0	3	0	—		—		45	5
	1968–69	First Division	40	5	7	0	3	0	2	0	1	0	53	5
	1969–70	First Division	41	4	2	0	7	2	9	1	1	0	60	7
	1970–71	First Division	37	5	3	0	1	0	7	1	2	0	50	7
	1971–72	First Division	41	1	2	0	2	0	—		1	1	46	2
	1972–73	First Division	40	1	5	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	49	1
	1973–74	First Division	39	1	2	0	11	0	—		1	0	53	1
	1974–75	First Division	42	1	1	0	2	0	—		3	0	48	1
	1975–76	First Division	41	1	2	0	9	1	—		2	0	54	2
	1976–77	First Division	33	1	4	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	40	1
	1977–78	First Division	14	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	18	0
	Total		448	32	44	2	43	3	23	2	12	1	570	41
Stoke City	1978–79	Second Division	41	1	1	0	4	1	—		—		46	2
	1979–80	First Division	28	0	1	0	4	0	—		—		33	0
	1980–81	First Division	38	4	2	0	0	0	—		—		40	4
	1981–82	First Division	8	0	1	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
	Total		115	5	5	0	8	1	0	0	0	0	128	6
Bolton Wanderers	1981–82	Second Division	10	0	0	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	1982–83	Second Division	30	2	0	0	2	2	—		—		32	4
	Total		40	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	42	4
Rochdale	1983–84	Fourth Division	24	1	2	0	2	0	—		1	0	29	1
Career Total			627	40	51	2	55	6	23	2	13	1	769	52

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Italian Cup, Anglo-Scottish Cup, FA Community Shield, Football League Trophy and Texaco Cup.

International

Source:^[13]

National team	Year	Apps
England	1976	4
England	1977	1
Total		5

Honours

Manchester City

Stoke City

Football League Second Division third-place promotion: 1978–79

Individual

Manchester City Player of the Year: 1970–71, 1973–74
Stoke City Player of the Year: 1978–79

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
^ ^a ^b Ward, Andrew (1984). The Manchester City Story. Derby: Breedon. p. 72. ISBN 0-907969-05-4.
^ ^a ^b Penney, Ian (1995). The Maine Road Encyclopedia. Edinburgh: Mainstream. p. 60. ISBN 1-85158-710-1.
^ Turner, Ric. "The 50 greatest Manchester City players". The Times. London. Retrieved 12 May 2010.^{[dead link‍]}
^ James, Gary (2005). The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame. Hamlyn. p. 82. ISBN 0-600-61282-1.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Blue Blooded Potter". The Oatcake Archive. 10 September 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2013.
^ "Manchester City legend Mike Doyle loses his battle for life". Manchester Evening News. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ "Manchester City legend Mike Doyle dies at the age of 64". BBC Sport. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ "Mike Doyle 1946 – 2011". mcfc.co.uk. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ "City Mourn Death of Mike Doyle". stokecityfc.com. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ "Former Player Passes Away". bwfc.co.uk. 28 June 2011. Archived from the original on 1 July 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
^ Mike Doyle at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ Doyle, Mike at National-Football-Teams.com
^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN 0354 09018 6.