Lloyd Doyley
 Doyley (right) opposite Liam Lawrence | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lloyd Colin Doyley | ||
| Date of birth | 1 December 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Whitechapel, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Watford | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2001 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001– | Watford | 369 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2013– | Jamaica | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 07:58, 10 February 2013 (UTC) | |||
Lloyd Colin Doyley (born 1 December 1982) is a footballer who plays for Watford as a defender. He is primarily a right-back, but can also play as a centre-back and left-back. He is the longest-serving current player for the Hornets, and is contracted until 2014. In 2012, the Jamaican Football Federation were tracking Doyley's progress, and in March 2013, Doyley received his first call up to the Jamaican national team.[1]
Career
Watford
Doyley was born in Whitechapel, London. He is a graduate of the Watford Academy, making his first team debut at home to Birmingham City in a 3–3 draw on 26 September 2001. In total he made 22 appearances during 2001–02 as manager Gianluca Vialli allowed several younger players to gain experience. He sporadically appeared for the first team in the following seasons.
Doyley became a first-team regular in the 2004–05, playing in the League Cup run that took Watford to the semi-finals and Anfield, where they lost to Liverpool 1–0 in each leg. But however, during the 2005–06 campaign, under new manager Adrian Boothroyd, Doyley made the most appearances of any outfield player, playing a crucial part in Watford finishing third in the league and qualifying for the play-offs. He played in both legs of the play-off semi-final against Crystal Palace, and the final, where Watford defeated Leeds United to reach the Premier League. During Watford's season in the top flight, he scored an own-goal for Manchester United in a 4–0 defeat.[2] Doyley captained Watford in the League Cup wins over Bristol Rovers and Darlington in the 2008–09 season.
Former manager Aidy Boothroyd referred to Doyley as 'The Black Zidane' and 'The Salmon' due to his fish like appearance.[3] Fans regularly refer to Doyley as 'Lloydinho'.[4] Both nicknames are based on players Ronaldinho & Zinedine Zidane, both famed for being greats of the sport.
Doyley's first goal was scored on his 269th appearance for the club, on 7 December 2009 at Vicarage Road, against QPR, over eight years after his first team debut.[5] It had become a long-running joke with Watford fans as to whether Doyley would ever score for Watford,[6][7] afterwards Doyley said: "I always knew it was going to happen but it took a bit longer than I thought".
Doyley was awarded a testimonial for ten years of service at Watford in the summer of 2012 against Tottenham which doubled up as a pre-season friendly which was lost 1-0.
It took Doyley almost 3 years to score his second, a cross-come-shot against Bolton Wanderers on 15 September 2012, to get Watford back in the game when they were losing 2–0.
Doyley made his 350th league appearance for Watford in a 2-2 home draw against Crystal Palace on 8 February 2013. Doyley captained Watford in the absence of Manuel Almunia against Wolverhampton Wanderers on 1 March 2013.
Doyley then made his 400th Watford appearance (in all competitions) after coming on as a substitute for the injured Fitz Hall against Hull City on 2nd April 2013.
International career
Doyley received his first international call-up by the Jamaican national team in March 2013, and made his debut - playing the full ninety minutes - in a 2-0 defeat by Costa Rica on 27 March 2013 having been an unused substitute against Panama four days earlier.
Career statistics
Statistics correct as of 23 October 2011[update].
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[nb 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Watford | 2001–02 | First Division | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| 2002–03 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| 2003–04 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05 | Championship | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | |
| 2005–06 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | Premier League | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | |
| 2007–08 | Championship | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | 37 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 44 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 1 | ||
| 2010–11 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 0 | ||
| 2012–13 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 1 | ||
| 2013–14 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 369 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 413 | 2 | ||
Honours
Club
- Watford
Footnotes
- ^ Includes games in Football League Championship play-offs
References
- ^ "Squad to Face Panama and Costa Rica Announced". Jamaica Football Federation. 9 March 2013. Retrieved 10 March 2013.
- ^ "Man Utd 4–0 Watford". bbc.co.uk. 31 January 2007. Retrieved 7 August 2010.
- ^ Boothroyd: I Shouldn't Have Called Doyley 'Black Zidane'. Goal.com (26 August 2008). Retrieved on 2011-11-19.
- ^ Wally meets... Watford defender and new goal hero Lloyd Doyley – Mike Walters. MirrorFootball.co.uk. Retrieved on 2011-11-19.
- ^ "Watford 3–1 QPR". bbc.co.uk. 7 December 2009. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Watford 0 Birmingham City 1 (18/04/2009)". bhappy.wordpress.com. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
- ^ "Doyley finally achieves dream goal as Watford win derby". watfordobserver.co.uk. Retrieved 9 December 2009.
External links
- Lloyd Doyley at Soccerbase
- Lloyd Doyley profile at the Watford website
- http://www.jamaicafootballfederation.com/v1/squad-to-face-panama-and-costa-rica-announced/