Willie Boland

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Willie Boland

Full name	William John Boland
Date of birth	6 August 1975 (1975-08-06) (age 32)
Place of birth	Ennis, Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Hartlepool United
Number	4
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1992-1999 1999-2006 2006-	Coventry City Cardiff City Hartlepool United	063 (0) 209 (3) 042 (0)
National team
	Ireland U21
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26/12/2007. * Appearances (Goals)

William John "Willie" Boland (born 6 August 1975 in Limerick, Ireland) is a professional football player from the Republic of Ireland , who has spent most of his career in the English Leagues. He started his career with Coventry City, making over 60 League Appearances, before moving to Cardiff City in 1999.

The Irishman was Cardiff City's longest serving player, having been at the club for seven years and starting over 200 games, before leaving when his contract expired in the summer of 2006. He spent a short unsuccesful time on trial at Swansea City before in August 2006 signing for Hartlepool United.

Willie became new boss Danny Wilson's first signing. His tough-tackling is something that Danny Wilson had been looking to add to the squad and he agreed terms at The Vic after being out of contract at Cardiff City in the summer. His leadership skills and experience were another part of the reason that Pools were quick to move for him when he became available.

Boland's is a hard tackling midfielder with good battling qualities; he has represented his country at Under-21 level. Boland is starting to become somewhat a cult hero at Victoria Park with his hard working performances.

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v • d • e Hartlepool United F.C. – current squad

1 Budtz • 2 McCunnie • 4 Boland • 5 Nelson • 6 Clark • 7 Liddle • 8 Humphreys • 9 Barker • 10 Porter • 11 Monkhouse • 12 Barron • 14 Brown • 15 Sweeney • 17 Foley • 19 Robson • 21 Lee-Barrett • 24 Mackay • 27 Collins • 30 Young • –– Power • Manager: Wilson