Paddy Noonan

Paddy Noonan
Paddy Noonan
	Cigarette card on Noonan in 1908
Personal information
Full name	Patrick thomas Noonan
Date of birth	4 September 1875
Place of birth	Hotham, Victoria
Date of death	27 January 1935 (aged 59)
Place of death	Canterbury, Victoria
Playing career1
Years	Club
1897–1899	Fitzroy
1901–1902	Carlton
Total
Coaching career
Years	Club
1929	North Melbourne
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929.
Career highlights
	VFL premiership player: 1898; 2× VFA premiership player: 1903, 1904;
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Patrick Thomas "Paddy" Noonan (4 September 1875 – 27 January 1935)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Fitzroy Football Club and Carlton Football Club in the Victorian Football League.

Football

A small rover, Noonan played in Fitzroy's inaugural VFL season in 1897 and then their inaugural premiership side the following year. In 1901 he crossed to Carlton and spent two seasons with the Blues.

Noonan spent the rest of his career in the Victorian Football Association (VFA) where he captained North Melbourne to premierships in 1903 and 1904. Noonan also spent some time playing at fellow VFA side Williamstown Football Club.

Following North Melbourne's entry to the VFL, Noonan was appointed coach in 1929, where North Melbourne finished last, with their only win coming against Footscray. Noonan remains the oldest first-time coach in VFL/AFL history.^[2]

Notes

^ "Paddy Noonan". Blueseum – Online Carlton Football Club Museum. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
^ Browne, Ashley. "After the Siren: The silly season has just got sillier". Australian Football League. Australian Football League. Retrieved 13 October 2014.