The first ever biography of legendary Celt and fans’ favourite Johnny Doyle.

Johnny Doyle came from a Celtic-daft family in Viewpark, Lanarkshire and had to be persuaded to give up his local supporters club membership to try and become a professional footballer.

Under Ally MacLeod’s guidance at Ayr United in the club’s most successful-ever period, teenage Doyle went on to win international honours before Celtic spent a record fee to take the flying winger to his spiritual home.

He was one of Scottish football’s most controversial and memorable characters before his tragic death at the age of 30.

This is his story.

Foreword by Johnny’s daughter Joanna Doyle.

Text length – 331 pages

Cover design and layout by Kinghorn Creative – visit here: kinghorncreative.wordpress.com

Cost: £15 (includes postage to UK and North of Ireland)

The is the fourth publication from Shamrock Books.

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REVIEWS AND AUTHOR INTERVIEWS

From the Celtic View:

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Interview with Paul John Dykes on A Celtic State of Mind (ACSOM):

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Review from St. Anthony on Celtic Underground:

“If you saw Johnny play for Celtic then you need to buy this book – you won’t be disappointed. If you’re too young to have seen him play then buy it and read up on the man who was everything that a Celtic player should be.”

Read the full review here: http://celticunderground.net/book-review-celtic-daft-the-johnny-doyle-story/

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Interview with Andrew Milne, editor of More Than 90 Minutes Celtic fanzine on the Grand Auld History podcast:

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Review by Celtic historian David Potter on the Celtic Star site:

“Certainly the book does well to recapture the spirit of Johnny, and a lot to recapture the atmosphere at Celtic Park in these turbulent and not always happy times. We could have done with more photographs, particularly action ones, but the book is a very good read, and a welcome addition to the Celtic library with many stories that I had never heard before. It is a book which I wanted to keep reading, so well done Paul McQuade and Shamrock Books!”

Full review available here: https://thecelticstar.com/book-review-celtic-daft-the-johnny-doyle-story-by-paul-mcquade/

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Interview with Celtic author Liam Kelly on The Celtic History Podcast :

Listen here: https://anchor.fm/celtichistorypodcast/

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Many thanks to all those who took the time to review the book and also offered up the opportunity to talk about it and the research undertaken into Johnny’s life and career. Truly appreciated.

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