Dan Doyle | |
Fullname: | Daniel Doyle |
Position: | Left back |
Birth Date: | 16 September 1864 |
Birth Place: | Paisley, Scotland |
Death Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
Youthclubs1: | Rawyards |
Youthclubs2: | Slamannan Barnsmuir |
Youthclubs3: | Broxburn Shamrock |
Years1: | 1888 |
Clubs1: | Hibernian |
Caps1: | 0 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years3: | 1888 |
Clubs3: | East Stirlingshire |
Years4: | 1888 |
Clubs4: | Sunderland Albion |
Years5: | 1888–1889 |
Clubs5: | Grimsby Town |
Years6: | 1889 |
Clubs6: | Bolton Wanderers |
Years7: | 1889–1891 |
Clubs7: | Everton |
Caps7: | 42 |
Goals7: | 0 |
Years8: | 1891–1899 |
Clubs8: | Celtic |
Caps8: | 113 |
Goals8: | 4 |
Nationalyears1: | 1892–1898 |
Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
Nationalcaps1: | 8 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 1892–1899 |
Nationalteam2: | Scottish League XI |
Nationalcaps2: | 10 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Daniel Doyle (16 September 1864 – 9 April 1918) was a Scottish footballer who played for among others, East Stirlingshire, Hibernian,[1] Sunderland Albion,[2] Grimsby Town (where a collision with opponent William Cropper in an 1889 match led to the other player's death - an inquest cleared Doyle of any wrongdoing),[3] Bolton Wanderers, Everton (where he partnered Andrew Hannah in defence as the club won their first Football League title in 1890–91), Celtic (where he won four Scottish Football League championships – becoming the first player to win a league title on both sides of the border),[4] [5] and the Scotland national team.[6]
He won a total of eight caps for Scotland between 1892 and 1898,[7] and also represented the Scottish League XI ten times.[8] [9] [10]
He died from cancer at his home in Glasgow in April 1918.[11]