John Doolan

John Doolan (born 7 May 1974) is an English football coach and former player.

Club career Doolan began his career as a trainee with the club he supports, Everton in 1992. He was released by Everton and joined Football League Third Division side Mansfield Town on a free transfer in September 1994.

Doolan joined Football Conference side Doncaster Rovers for a nominal fee in March 2003. He made eight appearances in the remainder of the 2002–03 season as Doncaster went on to win the Conference play-off final and promotion to the Football League Third Division in May 2003. He became a regular in the first team in the 2003–04 season, making 41 league and cup appearances, scoring three goals, He signed a new contract in December 2003, keeping him at Doncaster until 2005. He made 41 appearances, scoring three goals, in all competitions in the 2004–05 season as Doncaster finished in mid-table in Football League One. He made 24 appearances for Blackpool in all competitions in the 2005–06 season, He made 18 appearances in the remainder of the 2005–06 season as Rochdale finished in mid-table. He left Southport in February 2009 after an agreement with the manager Liam Watson. During his time as Southport player-coach, he was also employed as a youth coach at Everton. He remained at Everton following the end of his playing career and assisted the Everton U18 team during the 2014–15 season. He went onto coach the U16s, and holds a UEFA A Coaching License.