Maurice Doyle
Maurice Doyle (born 17 October 1969) is an English former footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 October 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Ellesmere Port, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Crewe Alexandra | 8 | (2) |
| 1989–1995 | Queens Park Rangers | 6 | (0) |
| 1990 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1991 | → Crewe Alexandra (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1995–1998 | Millwall | 66 | (1) |
| 1998–2000 | Telford United | 22 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | TNS | 29 | (3) |
| 2001–2004 | Oswestry Town | ||
| 2004–20?? | Castrol Social | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Doyle began playing football at the age of 9, began playing football for Polygon and then Princess Villa in the Ellesmere Port League. He was given a trial at Crewe Alexandra, where he began his professional career as a trainee, along with Rob Jones and Craig Hignett. He made his senior debut in 1988. He signed for Queens Park Rangers for £80,000 in 1989, where he spent six seasons but failed to become a first-team regular, playing only six times in the league for Rangers. He made his most first team appearances at his next club, Millwall, after a £25,000 move.
After being released by Millwall at the end of the 1997-98 season, he had a trial at Shrewsbury Town but was only offered a month-long contract. Instead, he dropped into non-league with Telford United, where he played until 2000.
Doyle later played for several clubs since in the Welsh Premier League and English non-league. He was later player-manager of Cheshire-based amateur club Castrol Social, winning the Pyke Cup in 2008. Doyle can now be often found playing for Queens Park Rangers in the Football Masters.
References
- Maurice Doyle at Soccerbase