Peter Doyle (soccer)

Peter Doyle

Personal information
Full name	Peter Doyle
Place of birth	Australia
Position	Half-back
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1918–?	Adamstown
International career
1922–1923	Australia	4	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Peter Doyle was a former Australian professional soccer player who played as a half-back for Newcastle clubs and the Australia national soccer team.

Club career

Doyle played with Adamstown, winning the 1920 Northern NSW Premiership, and won a Gardiner Cup in 1925 as captain. ^[1] He became the first Adamstown player to represent Australia and first to captain the NSW representative team. He played against Canada and the England XI team as captain. ^[2]

International career

Doyle appeared in all three Australia international matches in 1922, including one extra match against New Zealand in 1923. ^{[3] [4]}

Career statistics

International

National team	Year	Competitive		Friendly		Total
		Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Australia	1922	0	0	3	0	3	0
	1923	0	0	1	0	1	0
Career total		0	0	4	0	4	0

References

1. Howe, Andrew (2018). Encyclopedia of Socceroos: Every national team player. Fair Play Publishing. ISBN   978-0-648-13330-8.
2. "Rosebud Hall of Fame". Adamstown Rosebud .
3. "The Australian National Men's Football Team: Caps And Captains" (PDF). Football Federation Australia . ozfootball.net. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
4. "Newcastle's links to Socceroos celebrated in new Encyclopedia of every national team player". Northern NSW Football . Football Federation Australia. 23 May 2018.