John Coady

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John Coady (born August 25, 1960 in Dublin) is a former Irish footballer who played at both the left back position and in left midfield.

John is a lifelong Shamrock Rovers supporter and so was delighted to make his debut on the 31st of October 1982 away to UCD and scored twice in a 2-2 draw. After winning 3 Leagues and the FAI Cup twice he signed for Chelsea F.C. in London for £25,000 in December 1986.

He made his debut at the age of 26 on April 18, 1987 and scoring the only Chelsea goal in a 1-1 draw away to Queens Park Rangers. He made 9 league appearances (plus 7 more as a substitute) with Chelsea, scoring in two of them. Coady returned to his homeland to play for Derry City F.C. early into the following season. Following another stint at Shamrock Rovers in the 1992/93 season where he scored once in 23 appearances he moved on to play for Monaghan United and Dundalk before finishing his career at Drogheda United.

He has represented the League twice and scored in the European Cup [1]

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