Tony Coyle (Scottish footballer)

Anthony John Coyle (born 17 January 1960) is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger. He made 46 Scottish League appearances for Albion Rovers and more than 300 in the English Football League for Stockport County (242 league matches in two spells), Chesterfield and Exeter City.[1] He also played 15 times, scoring once, for Northwich Victoria in the 1989–90 Football Conference,[3] and spent just over a season with Northern Premier League club Hyde United.[4] After retiring from professional football he worked for the Benefits Agency.[5]

Tony Coyle
Personal information
Full name Anthony John Coyle[1]
Date of birth (1960-01-17) 17 January 1960[1]
Place of birth Glasgow,[1] Scotland
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Avoca Amateurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1979 Albion Rovers 46 (5)
1979–1986 Stockport County 219 (28)
1986–1988 Chesterfield 76 (4)
1988–1989 Stockport County 23 (3)
1989 Northwich Victoria
1989 Exeter City 1 (0)
1989–199? Northwich Victoria
1991–1992 Hyde United 22 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

References

  1. "Tony Coyle". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  2. Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  3. Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 488, 503. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  4. "Player Statistics: Tony Coyle". Hyde United Football Club: Database. Stephen Shaw. Retrieved 28 June 2019.
  5. "Coyle, Anthony". The Grecian Archive. Retrieved 28 June 2019.


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