Paddy Coad Sports manager

Paddy Coad (4 April 1920 – 8 March 1992) is a former Irish football player and manager. He played as a forward for Waterford United, 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 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 F.C. in September 1967.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 04, 1920
Birth place
Ireland , Waterford
Date of deathMarch 08, 1992
Place of death
Republic of Ireland , Waterford

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Football manager

club
Limerick F.C.
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Waterford United F.C.
teams
Republic of Ireland national football team
Glenavon F.C.
League of Ireland XI
Shamrock Rovers F.C.
Waterford United F.C.

Paddy Coad on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://waterfordireland.tripod.com/paddy_coad.htm
  2. http://www.rsssf.com/tablesi/iertops.html
  3. http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/history.php
  4. http://www.soccerscene.ie/sssenior/player.php?id=333