Coyle began his professional career as a youngster with Celtic.[3] After just two appearances and a loan period with Clyde, Coyle had a brief spell with Middlesbrough before moving to Rochdale.[3]
After a year with Rochdale, Coyle moved to Kirkcaldy club Raith Rovers in 1988.[3] In his eight years with Rovers, Coyle won two First Division titles and a League Cup, also playing in Raith's only season in Europe. After helping Rovers secure a mid-table finish in the Premier Division, Coyle moved on to Ayr United, where he spent a season before similar spells with Albion Rovers and East Fife. Coyle finished his career with Queen's Park.
Coyle – who moved out of football and worked in sales and marketing back in his native Glasgow – was part of a number of former Raith players who lent his weight to the 'Reclaim the Rovers' campaign, taking part in a fundraising walk in the summer of 2005.[4]
In April 2009 Coyle was diagnosed with a form of leukaemia for which he was admitted to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre. On 27 March 2011 Raith Rovers hosted a benefit match for him involving their 1994 Coca-Cola Cup winning team and the Celtic runners-up team with Celtic coming out on top 4–2 on penalties after a 3–3 draw.[5] Coyle died just weeks later on 12 April 2011 from the disease he had battled.[6] He was survived by his wife Joan and their three children, Kevin, Briony and Georgia.
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ronnie, coyle, august, 1964, april, 2011, scottish, professional, footballer, played, defender, personal, informationfull, nameronald, paul, coyle, date, birth, 1964, august, 1964place, birthglasgow, scotlanddate, death12, april, 2011, 2011, aged, place, death. Ronnie Coyle 4 August 1964 12 April 2011 3 was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a defender Ronnie CoylePersonal informationFull nameRonald Paul Coyle 1 Date of birth 1964 08 04 4 August 1964Place of birthGlasgow ScotlandDate of death12 April 2011 2011 04 12 aged 46 Place of deathGlasgow ScotlandHeight5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 2 Position s DefenderYouth careerCelticSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1984 1987Celtic2 0 1986 Clyde loan 8 0 1987Middlesbrough3 0 1987 1988Rochdale24 1 1988 1996Raith Rovers253 9 1996 1997Ayr United34 0 1997 1998Albion Rovers12 0 1998 1999East Fife26 0 1999Queen s Park0 0 Total362 10 International career1980Scotland schoolboys 3 Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editCoyle was born in Glasgow and educated at St Gerard s Secondary School 3 Coyle played for Celtic Boys Club and the Scotland Under 15 schoolboy honours team alongside among others Paul McStay John Robertson and Ally Dick which defeated England 5 4 in 1980 3 Career editCoyle began his professional career as a youngster with Celtic 3 After just two appearances and a loan period with Clyde Coyle had a brief spell with Middlesbrough before moving to Rochdale 3 After a year with Rochdale Coyle moved to Kirkcaldy club Raith Rovers in 1988 3 In his eight years with Rovers Coyle won two First Division titles and a League Cup also playing in Raith s only season in Europe After helping Rovers secure a mid table finish in the Premier Division Coyle moved on to Ayr United where he spent a season before similar spells with Albion Rovers and East Fife Coyle finished his career with Queen s Park Coyle who moved out of football and worked in sales and marketing back in his native Glasgow was part of a number of former Raith players who lent his weight to the Reclaim the Rovers campaign taking part in a fundraising walk in the summer of 2005 4 In April 2009 Coyle was diagnosed with a form of leukaemia for which he was admitted to the Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre On 27 March 2011 Raith Rovers hosted a benefit match for him involving their 1994 Coca Cola Cup winning team and the Celtic runners up team with Celtic coming out on top 4 2 on penalties after a 3 3 draw 5 Coyle died just weeks later on 12 April 2011 from the disease he had battled 6 He was survived by his wife Joan and their three children Kevin Briony and Georgia Honours editRaith RoversScottish First Division 21992 93 1994 95 dd Scottish League Cup 11994 95 dd Ayr UnitedScottish Second Division 11996 97 dd References edit Ronnie Coyle Barry Hugman s Footballers Retrieved 25 February 2017 Dunk Peter ed 1987 Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987 88 London Queen Anne Press p 242 ISBN 978 0 356 14354 5 a b c d e f g Ronnie Coyle The Herald 14 April 2011 Retrieved 14 April 2011 Let s get the ball rolling Fifeonlinetoday co uk 30 June 2005 Fans amp Friends Honour Ronnie Coyle Raith Rovers FC 28 March 2011 Ronnie Coyle Raith Rovers FC 13 April 2011 External links editRonnie Coyle at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database Ronnie Coyle at Soccerbase nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ronnie Coyle amp oldid 1184658706, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
