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Bobby Doyle
   
Born:
Joined the Tigers:
27th December 1953, Dumbarton
29th August 1985, Portsmouth


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A craggy Scotsman in his early thirties joins your club after a dozen or more seasons turning out week after week in the middle ranking English leagues.  Your mind's eye is immediately drawn to a giant moustache, a wild lifestyle and a no-nonsense attitude to the Laws of the Game.  You picture Victor Kasule.
But that wasn't Bobby Doyle at all, he was in fact an artistic midfielder with a sublime touch and the ability to conduct the pattern of a game around him.  He gave City a terrific season in 1985-86 before a criminal lunge by Dave Cusack in a pre-season friendly shattered Doyle's leg and, after a brief but fruitless reappearance, ended his career.  Last seen in 1988, Doyle was a friendly and respectful man as he returned a Player of the Year trophy and set out for a day's work driving his milk truck.  A great player from a great City era.
Season Club League F A Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals Full Sub Goals

1972-73

Barnsley

17

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

17

-

-

1973-74

Barnsley

43

-

4

4

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

49

-

4

1974-75

Barnsley

42

1

6

1

-

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

44

1

6

1975-76

Barnsley

46

-

6

1

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

49

-

6

Total

 

148

1

16

6

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

159

1

16

1976-77

Peterborough United

43

-

5

2

-

-

5

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

50

-

6

1977-78

Peterborough United

46

-

2

5

-

-

5

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

56

-

2

1978-79

Peterborough United

41

-

3

1

-

-

8

-

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

50

-

4

Total

 

130

-

10

8

-

-

18

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

156

-

12

1979-80

Blackpool

36

2

2

2

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

42

2

2

1980-81

Blackpool

11

-

-

1

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

18

-

-

Total

 

47

2

2

3

-

-

8

-

-

-

-

-

2

-

-

60

2

2

1980-81

Portsmouth

25

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

25

-

4

1981-82

Portsmouth

43

-

8

2

-

-

4

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

49

-

10

1982-83

Portsmouth

44

-

1

2

-

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

48

-

1

1983-84

Portsmouth

38

-

1

2

-

-

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

44

-

1

1984-85

Portsmouth

19

8

2

-

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

22

8

2

1985-86

Portsmouth

1

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

-

-

Total

 

170

8

16

6

-

-

13

-

2

-

-

-

-

-

-

189

8

18

1985-86

Hull City

39

-

2

3

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

49

-

2

1986-87

Hull City

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

Total

 

43

-

2

3

-

-

3

-

-

-

-

-

4

-

-

53

-

2

 

ALL

538

11

46

26

-

-

47

-

4

-

-

-

6

-

-

617

11

50

Last revised: August 27, 2007