John Coyle

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John C. Coyle (born 28 September 1932) is a former Scottish footballer.

Coyle started his career with Dundee United for whom he signed in 1950. His early years were interrupted by his National Service, while he also spent time on loan to Brechin City. As a result, by the beginning of the 1955-56 season he had made only 8 appearances for the Terrors 1st team. From that point onwards however, his form was a revelation, with 77 goals in 88 appearances in the following two and a half seasons.

Despite Coyle's goals, United could do no better than mid-table mediocrity in the Division Two and when Clyde expressed interest in December 1957, Coyle expressed his desire to move to the Division One side. An £8,000 deal was concluded and Coyle moved to Glasgow where he made an immediate impression with the Bully Wee, scoring frequently during the second half of the 1957-58 season. He also scored the winning goal in the 1958 Scottish Cup Final, as Clyde defeated Hibernian 1-0 at Hampden Park.

Coyle's meteoric rise was confirmed when he was selected in the Scotland squad for the 1958 FIFA World Cup that summer.^[1] He did not make an appearance during the finals in Sweden however and indeed never actually played for the Scottish national side.

Coyle's younger brother Jimmy was also a professional footballer, playing with Dundee United during the same period as John.

References

↑ 1958 FIFA World Cup: Scotland Squad FIFA. Retrieved 5 February 2010.

DUNDEE UNITED : 1946/47 - 2008/09, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database
CLYDE : 1946/47 - 2008/09, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database

v t e Scotland squad – 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 Younger (c) 2 Brown 3 Parker 4 Caldow 5 Hewie 6 Haddock 7 McColl 8 Turnbull 9 Evans 10 Docherty 11 Mackay 12 Cowie 13 Baird 14 Leggat 15 Scott 16 Murray 17 Mudie 18 Coyle 19 Collins 20 Robertson 21 Imlach 22 Fernie Coach: Walker

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Name	Coyle, John
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Short description	Scottish footballer
Date of birth	28 September 1932
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