Paddy Noonan

Paddy Noonan
Personal information
Date of birth	4 September 1875
Place of birth	Hotham, Victoria
Date of death
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1897-1899 1901-1902 Total	Fitzroy Carlton	36 0(7) 19 0(5) 55 (12)
Coaching career
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1929	North Melbourne	13 (1-12-0)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1929 season.

Paddy Noonan (4 September 1875 – 27 January 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Fitzroy and Carlton in the Victorian Football League.

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.

External links

• Paddy Noonan's statistics from AFL Tables
• Paddy Noonan's profile from AustralianFootball.com