Patrick Thomas "Paddy" Noonan (4 September 1875 – 27 January 1935) was an
Australian rules football
Australian football, also called Australian rules football or Aussie rules, or more simply football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of 18 players on an oval field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by k ...
er 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
Events
January–March
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and then their inaugural
premiership side the
following year. In
1901
Events
January
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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
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, where North Melbourne finished last, with their only win coming against
Footscray. Noonan remains the oldest first-time coach in VFL/AFL history.
See also
*
The Footballers' Alphabet
Notes
References
'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", ''The Leader'', (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.
External links
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1875 births
Fitzroy Football Club (VFA) players
Fitzroy Football Club players
Fitzroy Football Club premiership players
Carlton Football Club players
Williamstown Football Club players
North Melbourne Football Club (VFA) players
North Melbourne Football Club coaches
Australian rules footballers from Melbourne
1935 deaths
VFL/AFL premiership players
People from North Melbourne
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