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Jamie Doyle |
James Doyle was born on Sunday, 1st October, 1961, in Glasgow. The 5' 9 (10st 3lbs) midfielder signed for Bertie Auld's Thistle on Tuesday, 25th July, 1978, having most recently been with Auchengill Boys Club. Aged 16, he made his debut appearance on Monday, 31st July, 1978, in a 3-1 defeat away to East Kilbride Thistle in a Benefit match. Jamie scored his first goal for Thistle on Saturday, 20th October, 1979, in a 1-1 draw away to Aberdeen in the SFL Premier Division. He scored the last of his 11 goals on Saturday, 4th February, 1984, in a 3-1 win at home to Falkirk in the SFL First Division. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 31st October, 1987, in a 2-1 defeat away to East Fife in the SFL First Division, having clocked up an impressive 222 appearances as a Jag. Jamie's club-list included Partick Thistle, Motherwell, Dumbarton, Morwell Falcons and Glenafton Athletic. |
A talented midfielder, well respected at Firhill where he clocked up more than 200 appearances, mostly in his first spell in the late 70s and early 80s. Had a good engine and was most often utilised as an attacking midfielder. Could also be deployed as a right wing back (#2) and notably did so in the 1980-81 season. Tommy McLean tempted him to Fir Park in 1984, but he didn’t reproduce the form that he'd shown with Thistle, and he returned to Maryhill in October 1987, at the behest of Billy Lamont. It didn't work out with Thistle second time around and Jamie was freed. He eventually got fixed up again, signing with Dumbarton late in 1988, where he would once again play with his younger brother, Gerry. |
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