Christy Doyle was an Irish
footballer who played as a
forward for
Shelbourne FC
Shelbourne Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Shíol Bhroin) is an Irish association football club based in Drumcondra, Dublin, who play in the League of Ireland Premier Division.
Shelbourne were founded in Dublin in 1895. In 1904 the club join ...
from 1957 to 1961, scoring 36 goals in 60
League of Ireland appearances.
Doyle helped Shelbourne to their
FAI Cup
The Football Association of Ireland Senior Challenge Cup (FAI Cup), known as the Extra.ie FAI Cup for sponsorship reasons, is a knock-out association football competition contested annually by teams from the Republic of Ireland (as well as Derry ...
victory in 1960 as they defeated
Cork Hibernians 2–0 in the final at
Dalymount Park.
Doyle won two caps for the
Republic of Ireland B national team scoring on both appearances (against
Iceland and
South Africa) and won a single cap for the
senior team against
Czechoslovakia.
He also won two inter-league caps against the
Irish League (scoring) and the
English Football League.
He was the nephew of
Jimmy Dunne.
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Living people
Republic of Ireland association footballers
Association football forwards
Republic of Ireland international footballers
Republic of Ireland B international footballers
League of Ireland players
League of Ireland XI players
Shelbourne F.C. players
Year of birth missing (living people)