Paddy Coad
| 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 forward | ||
| 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. 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.