Kris Doolan

Junior football

Born in Irvine, he began his career by playing in the Junior leagues, first with a two-year stint at Kello Rovers, before moving on to Auchinleck Talbot. He had a successful time at Beechwood Park, and eventually went on trial for Scottish First Division club Partick Thistle.

Partick Thistle

2009–10

Following a successful trial which began in October 2008, despite interest from Scottish Premier League sides Kilmarnock and Motherwell Doolan was signed by Partick manager Ian McCall on an 18-month deal from Auchinleck on 9 January 2009. He made his debut on 10 January 2009, in a 3–0 defeat against Inverness Caledonian Thistle in a Scottish Cup tie. His first goal for the club came on 24 January 2009, against Queen of the South. On 5 February 2010, Doolan was sent out on loan to Clyde to help them try to avoid relegation to the Third Division. After returning to Firhill, Doolan struggled to cement his place in the starting eleven. However, he subsequently scored a spectacular 92nd-minute goal on the final day of the 2009–10 season against Queen of the South to give The Jags a 1–0 victory. Doolan was Thistle's top scorer in the 2010–11 season with 18 goals.

2012–13

During the 2012–13 season Doolan was named as Scottish Football League Player of the Month for March 2013. On 7 April 2013, he scored in the last seconds of extra-time against Queen of the South in the 2013 Scottish Challenge Cup Final to make it 1–1 and take…

After retiring as a player, Doolan set up a coaching academy in Ayrshire and also coached in a SFA Elite Performance School.

Partick Thistle

Doolan returned to Partick Thistle in January 2023, as he became a coach in the Thistle Weir Youth Academy. He became the Partick Thistle first team caretaker manager a month later, following the club's dismissal of manager Ian McCall. After three games in interim charge, winning two and drawing the other, Doolan was appointed manager on a permanent basis. In Doolan's first season in charge, Thistle finished fourth in the Scottish Championship and reached the 2022-23 Scottish Premiership Playoff Final, where they lost 5–4 on penalties to Ross County, who had finished 11th in the Scottish Premiership, despite Thistle having a 3–0 aggregate lead in the 70th minute. Had Thistle won the tie, they would have made history as the first side to be promoted after finishing fourth in the second tier. In Doolan's first full season in charge, Thistle finished 3rd in the Scottish Championship, meaning they once again entered the Scottish Premiership play offs. Thistle beat 4th place Airdrie 3–2 on aggregate to progress to the play-off semi-finals, where they faced 2nd placed Raith Rovers. Thistle lost the first leg at home to Raith 2–1, but won the away leg 2–1, meaning the tie went to extra time. No winner could be found by either side, therefore the tie progressed to a penalty shootout, which Raith won 4–3. Thistle struggled for…

As of 30 April 2021

Doolan's second cousin Stephen McManus was also a footballer, mainly for Celtic and Motherwell.