Peter Boyle (Gaelic footballer)


Peter Boyle is an Irish Gaelic footballer who has played as a goalkeeper for Aodh Ruadh and the Donegal county team.

Playing career

Boyle played throughout the 2010 Ulster Under-21 Football Championship campaign, and made noteworthy contributions during the four-point semi-final victory over Derry. He was still a minor. He then played in the final of the 2010 All-Ireland Under-21 Football Championship, which Donegal narrowly lost to Dublin.
His prospects at senior level under McGuinness's management were limited by the presence of established number one Paul Durcan and, also by Michael Boyle. However, he did start for Donegal in McGuinness's first National Football League game in charge against Sligo in 2011.
Under the management of Rory Gallagher, Boyle started five games during the 2016 National Football League - against Down, Cork, Mayo and Kerry, and was credited with "two great saves" during the last of the five games against Roscommon at O'Donnell Park in Letterkenny. Gallagher favoured Mark Anthony McGinley in goal for later games of that league campaign.
McGinley retained his place throughout League and Championship 2017, as well as starting the opening league fixture of 2018, thus restricting Boyle to the bench.
Under new manager Declan Bonner, Boyle returned in goal as a substitute in the opening fixture of the 2018 National Football League against Kerry, entering the field of play in the seventeenth minute following an injury to McGinley. Boyle then started against Galway in the second league fixture, and again started in the third fixture against Dublin. Then, in the fourth league fixture against Kildare, manager Declan Bonner opted for Shaun Patton as Donegal's first choice goalkeeper, prompting Boyle to quit.

Honours

;Donegal