Paddy Coad
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| Paddy Coad | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Patrick Coad | |
| Date of birth | 4 April 1920 | |
| Place of birth | Waterford, Ireland | |
| Date of death | 8 March 1992 (aged 71) | |
| Playing position | Inside Left / Inside Right | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 193x-193x | Corinthians | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1937-1938 1938-1939 1939-1942 1942-1960 |
Waterford Glenavon Waterford Shamrock Rovers |
X (X) X (X) X (X) X (104) |
| National team | ||
| 1943-1955 1946-1952 |
League of Ireland XI Ireland |
26 (2) 11 (3) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1949-1960 1960-19xx |
Shamrock Rovers Waterford United |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Paddy Coad ( born April 4, 1920, Waterford, Ireland; died Waterford, Ireland March 8, 1992) is a former Irish football player and manager. He played as a forward for Waterford, Glenavon, Shamrock Rovers and the 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 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.
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[edit] Early years
Coad was educated at De La Salle school in Stephen Street in Waterford and first distinguished himself as a sportsman playing hurling and table tennis. He was even Munster champion at the latter sport. He also began to play football with a local junior club based in Lower Yellow Road area of Waterford. He was soon spotted by Waterford, making his League of Ireland debut in 1937 while still only 17. He then moved to Irish League club Glenavon but returned to Waterford after the start of the Second World War. He was a member of the Waterford that finished as a runners up to Cork United in both the League of Ireland and the FAI Cup. Waterford could have won the league title, but their players refused to turn up for a play-off game against Cork after a dispute over bonus payments.
[edit] Shamrock Rovers
Coad signed for Shamrock Rovers in 1942 and made his debut against Brideville in the FAI Cup on the 8th of February. During his early seasons with the club played alongside Peter Farrell, Tommy Eglington, Jimmy McAlinden and Tommy Breen. He also helped Rovers win the FAI Cup three times. In November 1949, after the untimely death of Jimmy Dunne, Coad reluctantly accepted the position of player manager. He brought in many young players, including Liam Tuohy, and the team became known as Coad’s Colts. Under the guidance of Coad, Rovers won three League of Ireland titles and the FAI Cup twice. In 1957 they also made their debut in the European Cup. Despite losing 9-2 on aggregate to Manchester United, Coad at the age of 37, dominated the away game at Old Trafford. Made 2 appearances in the European Cup.
[edit] Irish international
Between 1946 and 1952 Coad also made 11 appearances and scored 3 goals for Ireland. He made his debut on September 30 1946 in a 1-0 defeat to England. On March 2 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 May 22 1949 he scored the only goal, a penalty, in a 1-0 win over Portugal. His third goal for Ireland came on May 30 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 June 1 1952.
He won the Texaco Hall of Fame Award in 1981, the PFAI Merit Award in 1983 and the Shamrock Rovers Player of the Year trophy is named after Paddy Coad.
[edit] Honours
Player and Manager
Shamrock Rovers
- League of Ireland
- 1953-54, 1956-57, 1958-59: 3
- FAI Cup
- 1944, 1945, 1948, 1955, 1956: 5
- League of Ireland Shield
- 1954-55, 1955-56, 1956-57, 1957-58: 4
- Leinster Senior Cup
- 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958: 4
- Inter-City Cups: 4
- 1943, 1946, 1947, 1949
- Top Four Cups: 2
- 1956, 1958
Manager
Waterford
- League of Ireland
- Winners 1965-66: 1
[edit] Sources
- The Hoops by Paul Doolan and Robert Goggins (ISBN 0-7171-2121-6)
[edit] External links
- Ireland (FAI) stats
- Paddy Coad bio
- Coad and Shamrock Rovers history
- Top goalscorer in League of Ireland 1946-47
