Former City captain Doyle dies

Former Manchester City captain Mike Doyle has died at the age of 64, the club have confirmed.

Former Manchester City captain Mike Doyle has died at the age of 64, the club have confirmed.

Doyle was part of the City team which won the league title, FA Cup, European Cup Winners’ Cup and the League Cup between 1968 and 1970, and skippered the side which won the League Cup again in 1976.

He made over 550 appearances for the Blues before moving on to Stoke, Bolton and then Rochdale, and won five England caps.

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