Maurice Doyle is an English

England

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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Career

at the age of 9 maurice began playing football for polygon and then princess villa in the ellesmere port league, then moving after a season was picked to play for ellesmere port and cheshire,after impressing in both sides was asked to go for a trial at crewe alexander.
Doyle began his professional career as a trainee at Crewe Alexandra

Crewe Alexandra F.C.

Crewe Alexandra Football Club is an English professional football club based in Crewe, Cheshire. Nicknamed The Railwaymen due to the town's links with the rail industry, they currently play in Football League Two, the fourth tier of English football, and are based at the Alexandra Stadium.The club...

 along with Rob Jones and Craig Hignet where he made his senior debut in 1988. He signed for Queens Park Rangers

Queens Park Rangers F.C.

Queens Park Rangers Football Club is an English professional football club, based in White City, Hammersmith and Fulham, west London. As the 2010-11 Football League Championship champions, they now play in the top tier of English football the Premier League, for the first time in 15 years...

 for £80,ooo in 1989, where he spent six seasons but failed to feature, save a handful of games in the Premier League.maurice made his premier league debut against ipswich town in a 1-1 draw in 1994 playing another 4 times agains norwich city ,wimbledon,oldham athletic,manchester city and liverpool. He made his most first team appearances at his next club, Millwall

Millwall F.C.

Millwall Football Club is an English professional football club based in South Bermondsey, south east London, that plays in the Football League Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the...

, after a £25,000 move, having been signed by Mick McCarthy maurice then went on to play for two other managers at millwall,Jimmy Nicol and Billy Bonds.

After being released by the Lions three seasons later at the end of the 1997/98 season

1997-98 in English football

The 1997-1998 season was the 118th season of competitive football in England.-Premier League:Arsenal overhauled Manchester United's lead during the final weeks of the season to win the Premiership title...

, he had a trial at Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town F.C.

Shrewsbury Town Football Club is an English Association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, who play in League Two, the fourth tier of English football. The club was formed in 1886 and has played in all the bottom three divisions in various guises since being elected into the Football...

 but was only offered a months contract. Instead, he dropped into the non-league with Telford United

Telford United F.C.

Telford United F.C. was an English football club based in Telford, Shropshire.The club existed under various names for a total of 132 years from its formation in 1872. The club was founder members of the Alliance Premier League in 1979 and played at this level for 25 years before being wound up in...

 where he played until 2000.

The midfielder has since played for several clubs since in the Welsh Premier League and English non-league. He is currently player-manager of Cheshire-based Castrol Social FC winning the pyke cup in 2008
maurice can now be often found playing for queens park rangers in the football masters