Robbie Doyle
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Robbie Doyle is an Irish
soccer player who is currently unattached. He most recently played for League of Ireland
Premier Division club Bray Wanderers
.
spending 3 years at the club. He had loan spells at Huddersfield Town
and Oldham Athletic
before returning to Ireland.
Doyle had a short spell at St Patrick's Athletic
on his return before joining Bray Wanderers in time for the 2001/02 season. He made a handful of appearances at the club when Paul Doolin
offered him regular first team football at UCD
and so Doyle was on his way again. He scored on his debut for UCD
on the first day of the 2002/03 season against Bohemians
and his performances that season impressed Stephen Kenny enough to offer him a move to Bohemians at the end of the season. Doyle made a decent start to life at Dalymount
and played in the UEFA Champions League
qualifiers but he fell out with Kenny and in mid 2004, he returned once again to St Patricks Athletic. He has since played for Bray Wanderers (again) and Macclesfield Town
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfield_town/s/234/234813_macc_sign_new_striker.html.
On July 4, 2007, Robbie agreed to sign for Dundalk FC from Macclesfield Town
http://www.soccerscene.ie/p2240.html.
He was released at the end of the 2007 season by Dundalk and signed for Sporting Fingal F.C. at the start of the 2008 season and ended the season as First Division top scorer http://www.eircomloi.ie/the-divisions/first-division/tables/. Fingal achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 2009 and better was to come as Fingal and Doyle won the FAI Cup
when beating Sligo Rovers
2-1 at Tallaght Stadium
.
On the 4th March 2010 he re-signed for Bray Wanderers. He is currently in talks with Athlone Town over a possible move to The Midlanders
at Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18 and Under-21 levels
. He got his only U21 cap in Finland in 2002.
Playing for Ardmore Rovers he was part of the team that won the Nordic Cup in August 1998 scoring the winner against Iceland http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1998/0806/Pg021.html#Ar02104:33C59B3745BF22363C23B64F2B959B3305BF2A562F2BC6422BC62F2C164220D63C21E64F and Norway http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1998/0808/Pg031.html#Ar03105:6447F866380B56487F57E8925DB9C55F49D1. Then scoring the opening goal in the final win over England http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1998/0810/Pg024.html#Ar02403:2A45172B65292B75172C05292D25902EA5A326E51729C529
He scored twice against France while playing for Ireland Under 17s http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1999/1111/Pg023.html#Ar02303:45EA0749FA2B153A9F19DAB7347B0A374B1F4B2A7C4E0A92526AA9552AB7.
Republic of Ireland
Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...
soccer player who is currently unattached. He most recently played for League of Ireland
League of Ireland
The League of Ireland is the national association football league of the Republic of Ireland. Founded in 1921, as a league of eight clubs, it has expanded over time into a two-tiered league of 22 clubs. It is currently split into the League of Ireland Premier Division and the League of Ireland...
Premier Division club Bray Wanderers
Bray Wanderers A.F.C.
Bray Wanderers A.F.C. are an Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1942 and elected to the League in 1985, hails from Bray and play their home matches at the Carlisle Grounds. Club colours are Green and White, and it goes by the nickname...
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Career
The "journeyman" started his career with Blackburn RoversBlackburn Rovers F.C.
Blackburn Rovers Football Club is an English professional association football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. The team currently competes in the Premier League, the top tier of English football....
spending 3 years at the club. He had loan spells at Huddersfield Town
Huddersfield Town F.C.
Huddersfield Town Football Club is an English football club formed in 1908 and based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire. They currently play in League One...
and Oldham Athletic
Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is an English association football club based at Boundary Park, on Sheepfoot Lane in Oldham, Greater Manchester. The club currently competes in the Football League One, the third tier of the English league...
before returning to Ireland.
Doyle had a short spell at St Patrick's Athletic
St Patrick's Athletic F.C.
St Patrick's Athletic Football Club is a football club from Dublin, Ireland. They compete in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Founded in 1929, they are based in the Dublin suburb of Inchicore and play their home matches at Richmond Park. They have won the League of Ireland title 7 times and...
on his return before joining Bray Wanderers in time for the 2001/02 season. He made a handful of appearances at the club when Paul Doolin
Paul Doolin
Paul Doolin is a former Irish footballer and manager.He played for Bohemians, scoring on his debut on 13 September 1981. In June 1985 he signed for Shamrock Rovers and in his three years at the club won the double twice scoring 30 goals in 107 appearances. In his first season at Milltown he was...
offered him regular first team football at UCD
University College Dublin A.F.C.
University College Dublin Association Football Club known commonly as UCD is the football team of University College Dublin. They play in the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1895 was elected to the league in 1979 under the management of Dr. Tony O'Neill. Since the 2008 season they have...
and so Doyle was on his way again. He scored on his debut for UCD
University College Dublin A.F.C.
University College Dublin Association Football Club known commonly as UCD is the football team of University College Dublin. They play in the League of Ireland. The club, founded in 1895 was elected to the league in 1979 under the management of Dr. Tony O'Neill. Since the 2008 season they have...
on the first day of the 2002/03 season against Bohemians
Bohemian F.C.
Bohemian F.C. , more commonly referred to as Bohemians, is a professional football club from Dublin, Ireland. Bohemians compete in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland and are the third most successful club in League of Ireland football history, having won the League of Ireland title 11...
and his performances that season impressed Stephen Kenny enough to offer him a move to Bohemians at the end of the season. Doyle made a decent start to life at Dalymount
Dalymount Park
Dalymount Park is an Irish football stadium situated on Dublin's Northside. It is the home of Bohemian F.C., who have played there since the early 20th century. Affectionately known as 'Dalyer' by fans, it was also historically the "home of Irish football" holding Irish internationals and FAI Cup...
and played in the UEFA Champions League
UEFA Champions League
The UEFA Champions League, known simply the Champions League and originally known as the European Champion Clubs' Cup or European Cup, is an annual international club football competition organised by the Union of European Football Associations since 1955 for the top football clubs in Europe. It...
qualifiers but he fell out with Kenny and in mid 2004, he returned once again to St Patricks Athletic. He has since played for Bray Wanderers (again) and Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/macclesfield_town/s/234/234813_macc_sign_new_striker.html.
On July 4, 2007, Robbie agreed to sign for Dundalk FC from Macclesfield Town
Macclesfield Town F.C.
Macclesfield Town Football Club is an English football team. The club was formed in 1874 and is based in the town of Macclesfield in Cheshire. The team play its home games at the 6,355 capacity Moss Rose stadium...
http://www.soccerscene.ie/p2240.html.
He was released at the end of the 2007 season by Dundalk and signed for Sporting Fingal F.C. at the start of the 2008 season and ended the season as First Division top scorer http://www.eircomloi.ie/the-divisions/first-division/tables/. Fingal achieved promotion to the Premier Division in 2009 and better was to come as Fingal and Doyle won the FAI Cup
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Challenge Cup, known as the FAI Ford Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland...
when beating Sligo Rovers
Sligo Rovers F.C.
Sligo Rovers Football Club is a professional Irish football club playing in the Premier Division of the League of Ireland. The club was founded in 1928 and have been in the League of Ireland since 1934. The club is a co-operative venture, owned by the people of Sligo. Sligo Rovers have played at...
2-1 at Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium
Tallaght Stadium is a football stadium in the Southside suburb of Tallaght, Dublin. Shamrock Rovers originally announced details of the stadium back in July 1996...
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On the 4th March 2010 he re-signed for Bray Wanderers. He is currently in talks with Athlone Town over a possible move to The Midlanders
International career
He has also represented IrelandRepublic of Ireland national football team
The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010....
at Under-15, Under-16, Under-17, Under-18 and Under-21 levels
Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team
The Republic of Ireland national under-21 football team, is the national under-21 football team of the Republic of Ireland and is controlled by the Football Association of Ireland and competes in the biennial European Under-21 Football Championship and has competed since 1978.-Competition...
. He got his only U21 cap in Finland in 2002.
Playing for Ardmore Rovers he was part of the team that won the Nordic Cup in August 1998 scoring the winner against Iceland http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1998/0806/Pg021.html#Ar02104:33C59B3745BF22363C23B64F2B959B3305BF2A562F2BC6422BC62F2C164220D63C21E64F and Norway http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1998/0808/Pg031.html#Ar03105:6447F866380B56487F57E8925DB9C55F49D1. Then scoring the opening goal in the final win over England http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1998/0810/Pg024.html#Ar02403:2A45172B65292B75172C05292D25902EA5A326E51729C529
He scored twice against France while playing for Ireland Under 17s http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1999/1111/Pg023.html#Ar02303:45EA0749FA2B153A9F19DAB7347B0A374B1F4B2A7C4E0A92526AA9552AB7.