Thomas "Tommy" Coyle is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 ex-professional

Professional

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 football midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

. His brothers Joe

Joe Coyle

Joseph "Joe" Coyle is a Scottish ex-professional football midfielder. His brothers Tommy and Owen also played professionally....

 and Owen

Owen Coyle

Owen Columba Coyle is a Scottish-born Irish international former professional player and professional association football manager . He is currently the manager of Bolton Wanderers....

 also played professionally.

Coyle began his career with non-league Shettleston

Shettleston F.C.

Shettleston Football Club are a Scottish football club based in Shettleston, in the East End of Glasgow. Nicknamed the Town, they were formed in 1903 and are based at Greenfield Park...

 before signing for Dumbarton

Dumbarton F.C.

Dumbarton Football Club is Scotland's 4th oldest football club – founded in 1872, just after Queen's Park , Kilmarnock and Stranraer...

 in 1978. He established himself in the first team at Boghead Park

Boghead Park

Boghead Park is a former football ground in the town of Dumbarton, Scotland. It was formerly owned by Dumbarton F.C., who had played there since 1879, making it one of the oldest sporting venues in the United Kingdom. It was used by the club until the end of November 2000, when they moved to their...

 and, along with Albert Craig

Albert Craig (footballer)

Albert Craig is a Scottish former footballer who played as a midfielder.-Career:Craig began his career with Dumbarton in 1981 and made over 150 appearances for the Sons over a five-year period. A move to Hamilton Academical in 1986 won him a move to Newcastle United just six months later but saw...

, scored in a 2-2 draw with Clyde

Clyde F.C.

Clyde Football Club are a Scottish professional football team currently playing in the Third Division of the Scottish Football League. Although based for the last fifteen years in the new town of Cumbernauld, they are traditionally associated with an area that covers Rutherglen in South...

 that ensured Dumbarton promotion to the Scottish Premier Division for the first time. As well as playing in the club's only season in the revamped top division Coyle also appeared in the first team alongside both of his brothers.

He left Dumbarton in 1987 and went on to play for St. Johnstone and Clydebank

Clydebank F.C.

Clydebank Football Club are a Scottish football club based in the town of Clydebank, West Dunbartonshire, near Yoker. The present club, formed in 2003, is a member of the Scottish Junior Football Association, and currently plays in West Super League Premier Division...

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