Career
He was a Yorkshireman born in the village of Hoyland near Barnsley, and he started his career at Barnsley In 1912 Boyle crossed the Pennines to sign for Burnley for what was then a club record fee of £1,150. He was described as a great header of the ball, an excellent passer with great leadership qualities, and as being one of the best players ever to play for Burnley. By then, he was 33 and his career was coming to an education
That season was to be his last full season in the first team
He made his last appearance for Burnley during the 1921-1922 season, and after a further year playing in the reserves he signed for Wrexham, where he ended his playing career. After his playing career, he had a spell coaching in Germany.
He also played in three representative matches for the Football League.
