- Mike Doyle (footballer)
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Michael 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 Playing position Centre half, Midfield Youth career 1962–1964 Manchester City Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1965–1978 Manchester City 448 (32) 1978–1981 Stoke City 115 (5) 1981–1983 Bolton Wanderers 40 (2) 1983–1984 Rochdale 24 (1) Total 627 (40) National team England u-23 8 (0) 1976–1977 England 5 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael "Mike" Doyle (25 November 1946 – 27 June 2011) was an English footballer, who spent the majority of his career with Manchester City and also played for Stoke City, Bolton Wanderers and Rochdale.
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Career
Ashton-born Doyle played for Stockport Boys as a junior, joining Manchester City in May 1962.[1] At youth level Doyle played, at right back, but after breaking into the first team he was used in a number of roles.[2] He made his senior debut against Cardiff City in March 1965, playing wing-half,[2] which was followed by a number of appearances as a forward.[1] 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 as the club's hardest player in the club's official magazine.[3] 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.[4] He joined Stoke City in 1978 for £50,000,[1] and Bolton Wanderers just over three years later. He finished his career at Rochdale in the 1983–84 season.
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.[5][6]
Tributes to Doyle were made by his former clubs Manchester City, Stoke City and Bolton Wanderers.[7][8][9]
Honours
Club
Manchester City F.C.
- Division 2 winner 1966
- Division 1 winner 1968
- FA Cup winner 1969
- European Cup Winners' Cup 1970
- League Cup 1970 & 1976
- FA Charity Shield 1968 & 1972
Individual
- Stoke City Player of the Season: 1979
References
- ^ a b c Ward, Andrew (1984). The Manchester City Story. Derby: Breedon. pp. 72. ISBN 0-907969-05-4.
- ^ a b Penney, Ian (1995). The Maine Road Encyclopedia. Edinburgh: Mainstream. pp. 60. ISBN 1-85158-710-1.
- ^ Turner, Ric. "The 50 greatest Manchester City players". The Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/manchester_city/article5795355.ece?print=yes&randnum=1151003209000. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
- ^ James, Gary (2005). The Official Manchester City Hall of Fame. Hamlyn. pp. 82. ISBN 0-600-61282-1.
- ^ "Manchester City legend Mike Doyle loses his battle for life". Manchester Evening News. 2011-06-28. http://menmedia.co.uk/manchestereveningnews/sport/football/manchester_city/s/1424925_manchester-city-legend-mike-doyle-loses-his-battle-for-life. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Manchester City legend Mike Doyle dies at the age of 64". BBC Sport. 28 June 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/13939279.stm. Retrieved 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Mike Doyle 1946 - 2011". mcfc.co.uk. 2011-06-28. http://www.mcfc.co.uk/News/Club-news/2011/June/Mike-Doyle-passes-away-aged-64. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "City Mourn Death Of Mike Doyle". stokecityfc.com. 2011-06-28. http://www.stokecityfc.com/page/NewsDetail/0,,10310~2382811,00.html. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
- ^ "Former Player Passes Away". bwfc.co.uk. 2011-06-28. http://www.bwfc.co.uk/page/General/0,,1004~2382849,00.html. Retrieved 2011-06-28.
External links
1978–79 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Mark Wallington · DF: Kevin Hird · DF: Mark Lawrenson · DF: Mike Doyle · DF: Kenny Sansom · MF: Trevor Brooking · MF: Howard Kendall · MF: Brian Horton · FW: Pop Robson · FW: Mike Flanagan · FW: Peter WitheStoke City F.C. – Player of the Year 1978: Kendall • 1979: Doyle • 1980: Dodd • 1981: Fox • 1982: Fox • 1983: Thomas • 1984: Bould • 1985: McIlroy • 1986: Bertschin • 1987: Dixon • 1988: Parkin • 1989: Kamara • 1990: Fox • 1991: Thomas • 1992: Biggins • 1993: Stein • 1994: Cranson • 1995: Sigurðsson • 1996: Wallace • 1997: Griffin • 1998: Whittle • 1999: Keen • 2000: O'Connor • 2001: Gunnarsson • 2002: Thomas • 2003: Shtanuk • 2004: Akinbiyi • 2005: Hill • 2006: Hoefkens • 2007: Higginbotham • 2008: Lawrence • 2009: Faye • 2010: Etherington • 2011: Huth
Categories:- 1946 births
- 2011 deaths
- Deaths from liver disease
- Alcohol-related deaths in England
- English footballers
- England international footballers
- England under-23 international footballers
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Stoke City F.C. players
- Bolton Wanderers F.C. players
- Rochdale A.F.C. players
- People from Ashton-under-Lyne
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