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Francis Coyle (1 April 1933 – 30 March 2007), more commonly known as Fay Coyle, was a Northern Ireland international footballer from Derry, Northern Ireland. ==Club career== A centre-forward, Fay Coyle began his career at Derry City in the Irish League before starring with Coleraine for a number of years. At the age of 18, he joined Derry City Reserves, and after some excellent displays, he made his senior debut in the 1952/53 season against Ards. On 25 November 1953 Coyle transferred to Coleraine F.C. His best was perhaps the 1954-55 season when he top-scored in the Irish League with 20 goals and won a City Cup winner’s medal. In Matt Doherty (footballer)'s benefit game on 4 May 1955 against Shamrock Rovers he scored all 6 goals in a 6-1 win. After the game, Rovers' legend Paddy Coad described Fay as the 'greatest prospect in Irish football'. Finally, after years of trying, Nottingham Forest prised Coyle away from Coleraine in March 1958. He played just three times for Forest, but interestingly never at the City Ground, before returning homesick to Coleraine in the summer of 1958. Back in the Irish League, Coyle added to his collection of North-West Senior Cup medals as Coleraine defeated his old and first club, Derry City, in the 1959 and 1960 finals. On 26 September 1963 he returned to his hometown club in Derry and captained them to the most successful period in their Irish League history. In 1964 he led them to an Irish Cup final victory over Glentoran, and consequently into Europe for the first time in their history. The next season Derry claimed their only Irish League title, adding the Gold Cup for good measure. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fay Coyle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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