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Apparently he also played in goal for AC Portchester when the club was first formed - perhaps someone could substantiate and expand on this and add to the sporting section of the overall article 2A02:C7C:D781:3900:CCF6:4AF1:9696:B6A3 (talk) 17:44, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
The first sentence of the "Sporting career" section is "While living in Southsea, the seaside resort of Portsmouth, Doyle played football as a goalkeeper for Portsmouth Association Football Club, an amateur side, under the pseudonym A. C. Smith" (with a ref). Is that what you're referring to? Deor (talk) 17:51, 22 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Can we say he's Scottish or stick to British instead?[edit]
He was born and educated in Edinburgh. Nathanlong3010 (talk) 08:09, 20 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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Under ‘sporting career’ it says “Southsea near Portsmouth” Southsea is IN Portsmouth, it’s an area of Portsmouth, it’s on Portsea Island so it’s part of Portsmouth not ‘near’ Portsmouth. 2A02:C7C:D41B:5C00:C06B:6D53:72C2:7BA9 (talk) 11:37, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
Southsea did not become part of Portsmouth until 1904 (see Wiki article on Southsea). The text is therefore correct, because it reflects the position at the time being discussed. Ponsonby100 (talk) 12:34, 11 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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