Maurice Doyle (born 17 October 1969) is an English former

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Career

Doyle began playing football at the age of 9, began playing football for Polygon and then Princess Villa in the Ellesmere Port League. He was given a trial at

Crewe Alexandra Crewe Alexandra Football Club is a professional association football club based in the town of Crewe, Cheshire, England. Its first team competes in League Two, the fourth level of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Railwaymen' ...

, where he began his professional career as a trainee, along with Rob Jones and

Craig Hignett Craig Hignett (born 12 January 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker and later in his career as a midfielder. Born in Whiston, he started his senior club career with Crewe Alexandra in 1988. After making ...

. He made his senior debut in 1988. He signed for

Queens Park Rangers Queens Park Rangers Football Club, commonly abbreviated to QPR, is a professional association football club based in Shepherd's Bush, West London, England. The team currently compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the English f ...

for £80,000 in 1989, where he spent six seasons but failed to become a first-team regular, playing only six times in the league for Rangers. He made his most first team appearances at his next club,

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, after a £25,000 move. After being released by Millwall at the end of the 1997-98 season, he had a trial at

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but was only offered a month-long contract. Instead, he dropped into non-league with Telford United, where he played until 2000. Doyle later played for several clubs since in the

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and English non-league. He was later player-manager of Cheshire-based amateur club Castrol Social, winning the Pyke Cup in 2008. Doyle can now be often found playing for Queens Park Rangers in the Football Masters.

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Doyle, Maurice 1969 births Living people Footballers from Ellesmere Port English men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Queens Park Rangers F.C. players Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players Millwall F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players Telford United F.C. players The New Saints F.C. players Oswestry Town F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players Cymru Premier players