Irish midfielder Michael Doyle stars in goal as 10-man Notts County earn crucial win

'I played a lot of Gaelic when I was younger with my brothers and that, up in our local GAA club, St Mark’s in Tallaght'

Notts County's Irish midfielder Michael Doyle went into goal after their keeper was sent off in the National League game last night. Picture: Twitter / Official_NCFC

Veteran midfielder Michael Doyle played 72 minutes in goal after Sam Slocombe’s red card as Notts County beat Dagenham 3-1 to preserve their place in the National League play-off spots.

Slocombe was shown his marching orders for taking out Darren McQueen in the box and, without a replacement goalkeeper on the bench, 39-year-old Doyle was forced in between the sticks.