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 Australian rules football playing field, oval field, often a modified ...

er who played for the

Fitzroy Football Club The Fitzroy Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently competing in the Victorian Amateur Football Association (VAFA). Formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne municipality of City of Fitzroy, Fitzroy, the club is base ...

and

Carlton Football Club The Carlton Football Club, nicknamed the Blues, is a professional Australian rules football club based at Princes Park (stadium), Princes Park in Carlton North, Victoria, Carlton North, an inner suburb of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. The c ...

in the

Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

Football

A small rover, Noonan played in Fitzroy's inaugural VFL season in

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and then their inaugural premiership side the following year. In

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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 The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football competition in Australia operated by the Australian Football League (AFL) as a second-tier, regional, semi-professional competition. It includes teams from clubs based in east ...

(VFA) where he captained

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to premierships in 1903 and 1904. Noonan also spent some time playing at fellow VFA side

Williamstown Football Club The Williamstown Football Club, nicknamed the Seagulls, is an Australian rules football club based in the Melbourne suburb of Williamstown, Victoria, Williamstown. The club currently competes in the Victorian Football League (VFL) and VFL Wome ...

. Following North Melbourne's entry to the VFL, Noonan was appointed coach in

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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.

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'Follower', "The Footballers' Alphabet", ''The Leader'', (Saturday, 23 July 1898), p.17.

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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 {{AFL-bio-1870s-stub

Football

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