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

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

Club career

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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

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

Career statistics

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International

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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

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  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.