Education
He attended Xavier College and his senior rowing was with the Mercantile Rowing Club in Melbourne.
He attended Xavier College and his senior rowing was with the Mercantile Rowing Club in Melbourne.
After finishing his playing career Doyle went into coaching and became manager at Stockport County and Workington. Doyle was born in Salford and played for amateur side Lostock Green before joining Manchester City in 1949 but he left for Stoke City without playing a match. He broke into the first team at the Victoria Ground in 1952-1953 and played 19 times but injury kept him out of the following season and once he recovered manager Frank Taylor deemed him surplus to requirements and he left for Exeter City.
He enjoyed a good three-year spell at Street James Park under the management of Norman Dodgin and made just over 100 appearances.
He then had a less successful three year seasons at Bristol Rovers making 44 appearances but he did scored his only career goal for the club Doyle then went into coaching and later became manager of Workington (1968–1971) and Stockport County (1972–1974).
In 2010 Doyle was inducted as a member of the Rowing Victoria Hall of Fame.