Johnny Doyle

For other people with the same name, see John Doyle (disambiguation).
Johnny Doyle
Personal information
Full name John Doyle
Date of birth (1951-05-11)11 May 1951
Place of birth Uddingston, Scotland
Date of death 19 October 1981(1981-10-19) (aged 30)
Place of death Kilmarnock, Scotland
Playing position Winger
Youth career
Viewpark
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1976 Ayr United 155 (24)
1976–1981 Celtic 118 (14)
National team
1973-1974 Scotland u23 3 (0)
1975 Scotland 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Johnny Doyle (11 May 1951 – 19 October 1981) was a Scottish footballer who played as a winger. Born in Uddingston, Lanarkshire, Doyle started his senior career with Ayr United, whom he joined from juvenile side Viewpark in 1970.

He made his first (and only) appearance for the Scottish national team in December 1975 in a 1–1 draw with Romania.[1] Four months later, Doyle was transferred to Celtic for a fee of £90,000.[2] He won two league titles and one Scottish Cup during his time with the Glasgow club.

During a match with Ayr United in 1977, Doyle was famously sent off after a cross he attempted accidentally struck the referee in the face, knocking him over and leaving him in need of treatment.[3] When the whistler recovered he issued a red card to Doyle, who reacted furiously, storming off the park and down the tunnel. The red card was rescinded following a review by the SFA.

Doyle died in 1981, at the age of 30, when he was electrocuted while working on his new Kilmarnock home.[4] He was commemorated in song by Irish/Celtic band Charlie and the Bhoys.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ Match Details, Scottish Football Association.
  2. ↑ The Glasgow Herald 16 March 1976, page 26, Celtic buy Doyle before the freeze
  3. ↑ The Glasgow Herald 22 August 1978, page 18, Sore and red faces at Ayr
  4. ↑ Blinded by tears and the shock of departure, The Scotsman, 17 May 2008.
  5. ↑ http://www.charlieandthebhoys.co.uk/johnnydoyle.htm
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