Peter Doyle (soccer)

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

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.