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James Michael Doyle
Personal information
Full name James Michael Doyle
Date of birth (1991-08-01) 1 August 1991 (age 32)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Queen of the South
Number 6
Youth career
2005-2009 Celtic
2009–2011 Kilmarnock
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011Stirling 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)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 0
Alloa Athletic 2011–12 36 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 40 2
2012–13 27 0 5 0 1 0 5 0 38 0
2013–14 36 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 40 0
2014–15 33 0 3 0 2 0 5 0 43 0
Total 132 2 12 0 6 0 11 0 161 2
St Johnstone 2015–16 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Greenock Morton 2016–17 29 0 2 0 7 0 3 0 41 0
2017–18 35 1 3 0 4 0 1 0 43 1
Total 64 1 5 0 11 0 4 0 84 1
Queen of the South 2018-19 8 0 0 0 5 0 3 0 16 0
Career total 225 3 17 0 22 0 18 0 282 3

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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Falkirk 4 – 2 Stirling Albion". Scottish Football League. 2 January 2011. Archived from the original on 6 January 2011. Retrieved 13 December 2011. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  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.