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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Michael Doyle | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dumbarton | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2005 | Hamilton Academical | ||
| 2005–2009 | Celtic | ||
| 2009–2011 | Kilmarnock | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 19 | (0) |
| 2011–2016 | Alloa Athletic | 147 | (2) |
| 2016 | St Johnstone | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Greenock Morton | 64 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Queen of the South | 35 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | Falkirk | 28 | (3) |
| 2020–2022 | Queen's Park | 56 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Hamilton Academical | 21 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Alloa Athletic (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Cove Rangers | 77 | (2) |
| 2026– | Dumbarton | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 2 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
James Michael Doyle (born 1 August 1991) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a defender for Scottish League Two side Dumbarton. His youth career was spent at Celtic, then Kilmarnock, without having made any first-team appearances. Doyle has since played for Alloa Athletic, St Johnstone, Greenock Morton, Queen of the South, Falkirk, Queen's Park, Hamilton Academical and Cove Rangers.
Doyle began his career as a youth player with Celtic [2] before joining Kilmarnock at under-19 level. [3] [4]
In January 2011, Doyle signed on loan for Scottish First Division club Stirling Albion and made his first-team debut on 2 January 2011, in a 4–2 defeat versus Falkirk. [5] Doyle featured in 19 league matches for the Binos.
On 12 July 2011, Doyle signed for Scottish Third Division club Alloa Athletic [6] after impressing on trial during pre-season. [7] Doyle's first-team debut was on 23 July 2011, versus Peterhead in the Challenge Cup [8] and his league debut was on 6 August 2011, versus Stranraer in a 3–2 win at Stair Park. [9] Doyle scored his first competitive goal on 17 September 2011, versus Queen's Park. [10] Doyle featured in 132 league matches and scored two league goals for the Wasps.
Doyle signed for St Johnstone on 4 February 2016, as cover for club captain, Dave Mackay who had been ruled out for the rest of that season with a hip injury, [11] although he eventually only featured in two league matches.
In May 2016, Doyle signed for Championship club Greenock Morton [12] and although he extended his contract with the Greenock club for a further year, Doyle was then released in the close season of 2018, having featured in 64 league matches and scoring one goal. [13]
On 13 July 2018, Doyle signed a one-year contract with Dumfries club Queen of the South after featuring in two pre-season friendly matches at Palmerston Park versus Livingston and Hearts respectively. [14]
On 21 June 2019, Doyle signed a two-year contract with Scottish League One club Falkirk. [15]
On 28 July 2020, Doyle signed for Queen's Park. [16]
In July 2022 Doyle moved to Hamilton Academical. [17]
In February 2023, Doyle joined Alloa Athletic on loan. [18] He was released by Hamilton at the end of the season.
After several months out with an injury sustained as a trialist, Doyle signed with Cove Rangers in October 2023. [19] [20] He spent two-and-a-half seasons with the club, which included playing every minute of their 2024/25 campaign.
Doyle signed for Scottish League Two side Dumbarton on deadline day in February 2026. [21]