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 University College Dublin A.F.C. 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 play for Derry City F.C. in October 1988[1] where he won the domestic treble.
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 represented the League twice and scored once in the European Cup in 7 European appearances for Rovers.[2] Also won one cap for Ireland in the 1988 Summer Olympics qualifiers. Other honours included captaining the League in victories over IFK Göteborg and the League of Wales.