Roy Coyle
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Robert Irvine Coyle | ||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1946 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| East Belfast | |||
| Ballyclare Comrades | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1969 | Ballymena United | ||
| 1969–1972 | Glentoran | ||
| 1972–1974 | Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| 1974–1975 | Grimsby Town | ||
| 1975–1980 | Linfield | ||
| National team | |||
| 1973 | Northern Ireland | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1975–1990 | Linfield | ||
| 1990–1991 | Ards | ||
| 1991–1993 | Derry City | ||
| 1993–1997 | Ards | ||
| 1997–2006 | Glentoran | ||
| 2006–2007 | Newry City | ||
| 2012 | Glentoran (caretaker) | ||
| 2015 | Glentoran (caretaker) | ||
| 2016 | Glentoran (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Roy Coyle (born Robert Coyle; 31 January 1946, in Belfast) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer and the most successful manager in the history of the Irish Football League. He is the Director of Football at Glentoran.
Coyle was a "teak tough" wing-half with Ballymena United F.C., Glentoran F.C., Sheffield Wednesday F.C. and Grimsby Town F.C.. He won two Irish League titles and played in Europe six times while with Glentoran before winning five Northern Ireland international caps while playing for Sheffield Wednesday in England.
Roy Coyle became player-manager of Linfield in 1975. In his first couple of years at the club, Coyle got Linfield into the Irish Cup final but lost to Carrick Rangers F.C. A year later they lost in the Irish Cup final again, but this time to Coleraine F.C. the following year. The Linfield board decided to give Coyle another chance and that decision proved to be one of the best decisions ever made in Irish League football. Roy Coyle won 31 trophies with Linfield and left the club in 1990 after his contract was terminated.
Coyle was appointed manager of Derry City in 1991. The season before, he was manager of County Down club Ards but resigned. Coyle only stayed for 2 years and winning the League of Ireland Cup. In 1993, Coyle left and returned to Ards F.C.
Coyle return to the County Down side in 1993 and won 2 trophies. The County Antrim Shield and the Irish League Cup. Coyle stayed at the club for 4 years then decided to become manager of Glentoran F.C.
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