28th June 1927

Liverpool

Defender

Often a reserve, Les 'Paddy' Doyle played for Exeter City between 1949 and 1955. He joined the club from Everton and later played for Bideford.

Originally a junior with Everton, Les signed professional forms for the club in May 1945, captained the youth team and made three appearances for the first-team in the war-time Football League North. 

Never appearing in the Football League itself for Everton, and on the transfer list for a fee of £1,500, he signed for Exeter City in August 1949 at the age of twenty-two. Regarded as a utility player, although primarily a defender, Les made his debut as a centre-forward shirt in a 3-4 home defeat against Reading in September 1949. Frequently switching between the first-team and the reserves Les made 10 league appearances during his first season at St James Park followed by 22, 17, 18, 12 and 3 in his subsequent seasons.

Les eventually moved on to Bideford in the summer of 1955 and died in Yeovil in 1998.

Exeter City league games only

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