Bill Coolahan Explained

Bill Coolahan
Fullname:William Coolahan
Birth Place:West Wallsend, New South Wales, Australia
Position:Defender
Years1:1927–1928
Clubs1:West Wallsend
Years2:1930–1931
Clubs2:Adamstown Rosebuds
Years3:1932
Clubs3:Speers Point
Years4:1933–1934
Clubs4:West Wallsend
Years5:1935–1942
Clubs5:Adamstown Rosebuds
Years6:1943
Clubs6:Lake Macquarie
Nationalyears1:1938
Nationalteam1:Australia
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1

William Coolahan was an Australian soccer player. He captained Australia in three matches.

Club career

Born in the footballing hotbed of West Wallsend, New South Wales, Coolahan began his playing career with West Wallsend before crossing to Adamstown Rosebud in 1929. He returned to West Wallsend in 1931 though he only stayed one season before crossing to Speers Point. After another stint with West Wallsend in 1933 and 1934, he moved to Adamstown. At Adamstown he played until the end of the 1942 season. He played his final season of senior football in 1943 for Lake Macquarie.[1] [2] [3] [4]

International career

He played seven matches for the New South Wales state team, playing as captain once. Coolahan represented Australia eight times in B international matches. He played three full international matches and was captain in all three matches. Coolahan made his full debut for Australia in Sydney against India in September 1938. He played two further games against India, the last in October 1938.[5]

Career statistics

International

Honours

In 2001 Coolahan was inducted in the Australian Soccer Hall of Fame. He is a member of the Hunter Region Sporting Hall of Fame.[7] [8]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: SOCCER PLAYERS - Coolahan and Quill to Retire . The Sydney Morning Herald . 13 October 1941 . 9 August 2012.
  2. Web site: Sporting Person: COOLAHAN, WILLIAM, Soccer . Newcastle City Council . Newcastle Regional Museum . 8 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012093300/http://collections.ncc.nsw.gov.au/keemu/pages/nrm/Display.php?irn=8257&QueryPage=%2Fkeemu%2Fpages%2Fnrm%2Fnmuseum%2FQuery.php . 12 October 2016 . dead .
  3. Web site: Hall of Fame . Adamstown Rosebud FC . 8 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130410224509/http://www.adamstownrosebudfc.org.au/picture_library/history/Hall%20of%20Fame.doc . 10 April 2013 . dead .
  4. Web site: West Wallsend Bluebell's Legends . West Wallsend Football Club . 8 August 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120317110055/http://www.wwsfc.com.au/Bill%20Coolahan%20Rev%201.doc.pdf . 17 March 2012 . dead .
  5. Web site: THE AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL MEN’S FOOTBALL TEAM: CAPS AND CAPTAINS. Football Federation Australia. 2006. 8 August 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140326061704/http://www.a-league.com.au/site/_content/document/00000238-source.pdf. 26 March 2014. dmy-all.
  6. News: Soccer Honors To Australia . . 1696 . Victoria, Australia . 1 October 1938 . 24 December 2022 . 4 (Edition1) . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: William Coolahan . https://archive.today/20121230095058/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/halloffame/William-Coolahan/4688 . dead . 30 December 2012 . Football Federation Australia . 8 August 2012 .
  8. Web site: Hall of Fame . Hunter Academy of Sports . 8 August 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20121210212510/http://www.hunteracademy.org.au/sports-awards/hall-of-fame.html . 10 December 2012 . dmy-all .

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