Paddy Coad
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Coad | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Date of death | 8 March 1992 (aged 71) | ||
| Place of death | Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside Left / Inside Right | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1936 | Corinthians | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1939 | Waterford | ? | (8) |
| 1939 | Glenavon | 0 | (0) |
| 1939–1942 | Waterford | ? | (13) |
| 1942–1959 | Shamrock Rovers | 274 | (104) |
| 1959–1961 | Waterford | 27 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 1943–1955 | League of Ireland XI | 26 | (2) |
| 1946–1952 | Ireland | 11 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1949–1960 | Shamrock Rovers | ||
| 1960–1963 | Waterford | ||
| 1964–1967 | Waterford | ||
| 1967–1968 | Limerick | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Paddy Coad (14 April 1920 – 8 March 1992) was an Irish football player and manager.[1] He played as a forward for Waterford, Glenavon, Shamrock Rovers and Ireland. Although known, primarily, as a maker of goals, Coad scored 126 goals in the League of Ireland and a further 41 in the FAI Cup. In 1946–47, he was top goalscorer in the League of Ireland. As a player manager, he also guided Shamrock Rovers to three League of Ireland titles and two FAI Cups, before he returned to Waterford and guided them to their first league title in 1966. He was appointed manager of Limerick in September 1967.[2]
Early years
Coad was educated at
Shamrock Rovers
Coad signed for
Waterford
Coad returned home to manage the Blues in 1960. In the 1965–66 League of Ireland season Waterford won the Championship for the first time. Coad reflected on his legacy: "To bring the first title to my native Waterford leaves everything else in the shade."
Irish international
Between 1946 and 1952, Coad also made 11 appearances and scored 3 goals for Ireland. He made his debut on 30 September 1946 in a 1–0 defeat to England. On 2 March 1947, he scored his first goal for Ireland in a 3–2 win against Spain. During this game Coad also set up both of Ireland's other goals for Davy Walsh. On 22 May 1949, he scored the only goal, a penalty, in a 1–0 win over Portugal. His third goal for Ireland came on 30 May 1951 in 3–2 away win over Norway. Ireland were 2–0 down until Peter Farrell and Alf Ringstead levelled the score. Then in the 82nd minute Coad scored from 20 yards to win the game. Coad played his last game for Ireland in a 6–0 away defeat against Spain on 1 June 1952. Paddy's brother Seamus was also capped himself for Ireland and both Seamus' sons Gary and Nigel Coad were also capped at under age level thus continuing the family tradition Paddy started all those years previously.
He won the Texaco Hall of Fame Award in 1981 and the
Other information
The Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year trophy is named after Paddy Coad.
Paddy's wife, Kathleen, was the daughter of the then Rovers chairman, Joe Cunningham.
His brother, Seamus, played for Waterford in the late 1960s and managed them in the 1990s. Seamus' sons Gary Coad and Nigel Coad continued the family name by lining out for the Blues under their father before both going on to win many trophies locally. Amazingly, both Gary and Nigel became only the third set of second generation brothers to play together for Waterford, following Paddy and Seamus, the Hales and Fitzgeralds.
In 2012, Seamus' grandson, Conor, became the latest Coad to play for
As of 2015 Coad is twenty second in the all-time League of Ireland goalscoring list with 126 league goals.[3]
Honours
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Republic of Ireland | 1946 | 1 | 0 |
| 1947 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1948 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1949 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1950 | - | - | |
| 1951 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1952 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 11 | 3 | |
Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
- Gods Vs Mortals: Irish Clubs in Europe a Front Row Seat at 10 of the Greatest Games by Paul Keane (ISBN 0956359841)
References
- ^ "Football Association of Ireland – Paddy Coad". Fai.ie. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- ^ "The Irish Times". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 February 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ "Paddy Coad". eu-football.info. Retrieved 31 March 2021.