Owen Coyle Player Profile
Player Details
- Full Name: Owen Columba Coyle
- Born: July 14th, 1966 (Paisley)
- Height: 5' 11
- Position: Striker
- Signed: October 13th, 1995 (£400,000)
- First Manager: Billy Kirkwood
- Career Totals: 50 appearances, 11 goals
- Also Played For: Airdrieonians, Bolton Wanderers, Clydebank, Dumbarton, Dunfermline Athletic, Falkirk, Motherwell, Ross County, St Johnstone
Playing History
| Season | Division |  |
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G2G |  |
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Win % | Draw % | Loss % |
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| 2003-04 | SPL | - (4) | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | 25.0% | 25.0% | 50.0% |
| 1996-97 | Premier Division | 7 (5) | 2 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 16.7% | 33.3% | 50.0% |
| 1995-96 | First Division | 24 (10) | 9 | 0.26 | 3 | 0 | 52.9% | 32.4% | 14.7% |
| Totals: | 31 (19) | 11 |
| Apps = First Team Appearances (Sub Appearances) | Gls = Goals |
| GtGR = Goals to Games Ratio | W/D/L - Games won, drawn or lost as percentage of games played in |
| Yel = Yellow Cards/Cautions | Red = Red Cards/Dismissals |
| Recent First Team Starts |
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| Oct 12th, 1996 | 12/10/96 | League | Premier Division | vs. Kilmarnock (H) | 0 - 0 |
| Sep 28th, 1996 | 28/09/96 | League | Premier Division | vs. Aberdeen (H) | 1 - 0 |
| Sep 7th, 1996 | 07/09/96 | League | Premier Division | vs. Hearts (A) | 0 - 1 |
| Sep 3rd, 1996 | 03/09/96 | League Cup | 3rd Round | vs. Dundee (H) | 2 - 2 |
| Aug 24th, 1996 | 24/08/96 | League | Premier Division | vs. Rangers (A) | 0 - 1 |
| Recent First Team Goals |
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| Sep 3rd, 1996 | 03/09/96 | League Cup | 3rd Round | vs. Dundee (H) | 2 - 2 |
| Aug 13th, 1996 | 13/08/96 | League Cup | 2nd Round | vs. Stirling Albion (A) | 2 - 1 |
| May 16th, 1996 | 16/05/96 | League | Promotion Playoff 2nd Leg | vs. Partick Th (H) | 2 - 1 |
| Mar 23rd, 1996 | 23/03/96 | League | First Division | vs. Clydebank (H) | 6 - 0 |
| Mar 10th, 1996 | 10/03/96 | Scottish Cup | Quarter Final | vs. Celtic (A) | 1 - 2 |
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Biography
Owen's senior career started with Dumbarton, where he played alongside his brothers Joe and Tommy, making his first team debut in 1986. He was a prolific goal scorer with them and with Clydebank after his move there in 1988. In March 1990 he signed for Airdrieonians for £175,000 and scored a hat-trick on his debut. Over the next two seasons his goals helped Airdrie to promotion and a Scottish Cup final appearance in 1992, which lead to qualification for the European Cup Winners Cup. His ability to find the net brought a lucrative move in June 1993, when he signed for Bolton Wanderers for £250,000, and he helped them win promotion to the Premiership in 1995. Already an Under-21 and B international, in 1994 he gained his only full international honour when he was capped for the Republic of Ireland.
After initially turning down a move to United, he signed for a reported £400,000 and made a scoring debut against St Johnstone in October 1995. Owen was a regular in the promotion winning side in 1995-96, although often pushed out to a wider role by manager Billy Kirkwood. He scored the crucial winning goal in the play-off against Partick Thistle to secure United's return to the Premier Division. He also collected a League Challenge Cup runners-up medal that season. The arrival of new players limited his appearances in the 1996-97 season and in January 1997 he moved to Motherwell in a swap deal with Jamie Dolan and £75,000.
He left the Lanarkshire side two years later and played for Dunfermline Athletic, where he helped them gain promotion to the SPL in 2000. A loan spell at Ross County was followed by a return to Airdrie before a move to Falkirk saw him become player/manager alongside John Hughes. They won the First Division title that year but were not promoted due to SPL criteria. Owen returned to Tannadice on July 2003 as a player/coach under Ian McCall, but he was unable to command a first team place and went to Airdrie United on loan, before signing in July 2004. He went to St Johnstone as player/manager in 2005, and took charge of Burnley, winning promotion to the English Premiership in 2009. He then moved to Bolton Wanderers in 2010, Wigan Athletic in 2012, and had spells in charge of Houston Dynamo, Blackburn Rovers and Ross County.
Last updated on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 by B Orr.
Squad Numbers
16
Season:
2003-04
Debut
October 14th, 1995
Dundee United 2 - 1 St Johnstone
League (First Division)
Timeline
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Date of Birth
Owen was born on this date in Paisley.
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Signed For Dundee United
After initially turning down a move to United, he signed from Bolton Wanderers for a reported £400,000 a couple of months into the 1995-96 season.
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First Team Debut
Dundee United 2 - 1 St Johnstone
League (First Division)
The home debut of Gary McSwegan and Owen Coyle's first appearance after his transfer the day before attracted the highest crowd of the season to Tannadice, but this was a match in which events off the
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First Goal
Dundee United 2 - 1 St Johnstone
League (First Division)
The home debut of Gary McSwegan and Owen Coyle's first appearance after his transfer the day before attracted the highest crowd of the season to Tannadice, but this was a match in which events off the
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Last Goal
Dundee United 2 - 2 Dundee
League Cup (3rd Round)
This great cup tie ended with United losing out on penalties, but it was a controversial spot kick which brought Dundee back into the game after United had gone ahead. Dave Bowman for Ray McKinnon was
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Left the Club
Midway through the 1997-98 season, Owen was transferred to Motherwell in a swap deal with Jamie Dolan plus a fee of £75,000.
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Signed For Dundee United
Owen returned to Tannadice on July 2003 as a player/coach under manager Ian McCall.
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50th Appearance
Dundee United 0 - 1 Livingston
League Cup (3rd Round)
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Last Appearance
Dundee United 0 - 1 Livingston
League Cup (3rd Round)
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Left the Club
Following a spell on loan at Airdire United, Owen left United to join the North Lanarkshire club on a permanent basis.
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