Willie Boland

Position
Midfielder
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Ennis
Date Of Birth
August 6, 1975
Age
49
Height (cm)
175
Games Played
71
-
Per Game
Games Started
49
0.7
Per Game
Minutes
4788
67.4
Per Game
Goals
0
0
Per Game
Assists
5
0.1
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

An outstanding youth team player Willie was given his chance as a 17-year old under Bobby Gould. A midfield player with good stamina and excellent passing ability he was almost a regular the following season as City finished 11th under Phil Neal. His opportunities were limited under Ron Atkinson and then Gordon Strachan but rarely let the side down whenever he was called upon. In 1999 he joined Cardiff and was a key member of the Welsh side’s midfield until in 2006 he moved to Hartlepool.

• Midfielder
• Joined from Trainee (aged 17 years 2 months) under Bobby Gould
• Left for Cardiff City for free (aged 23 years 10 months) under Gordon Strachan
• Substitute appearances: 22
• Unused substitute: 35
• Bookings: 7

Worthington Cup (England)
1998-1999
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1
1
0
90′
0
0
0
0 (0)
1
0
Premier League (England)
1997-1998
Coventry City
19
8
11
918′
4
1
1996-1997
Coventry City
1
0
1
7′
1995-1996
Coventry City
3
2
1
265′
1
1994-1995
Coventry City
12
9
3
792′
1
1993-1994
Coventry City
27
24
3
2213′
1
1
1992-1993
Coventry City
1
0
1
15′
63
43
20
4210′
7
0
0
0 (0)
2
0
FA Cup (England)
1997-1998
Coventry City
1
0
1
2′
1995-1996
Coventry City
0
0
0′
1
0
1
2′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Coca-Cola Cup (England)
1997-1998
Coventry City
2
1
1
96′
1994-1995
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1993-1994
Coventry City
3
3
300′
2
6
5
1
486′
0
0
0
0 (0)
2
0
Totals:
71
49
22
4788′
7
0
0
0 (0)
5
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Worthington Cup 1998-1999
Worthington Cup 1998-1999
Coventry City
Southend United
A
W 0:4
90`
1
FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998
FA Carling Premiership 1997-1998
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
W 2:0
4`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
D 1:1
88`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
D 1:1
17`
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
W 0:3
Coventry City
Southampton
A
W 1:2
12`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 1:5
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 3:2
26`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 1:0
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
L 0:2
77`
Coventry City
Derby County
A
L 3:1
32`
1
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 1:2
Coventry City
Everton
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
D 1:1
20`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
29`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
24`
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
H
D 2:2
16`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:0
23`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 3:2
10`
FA Cup 1997-1998
FA Cup 1997-1998
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
W 0:1
2`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
W 1:3
Coca-Cola Cup 1997-1998
Coca-Cola Cup 1997-1998
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 1:0
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:1
6`
Coventry City
Blackpool
H
W 3:1
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
FA Carling Premiership 1996-1997
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:0
7`
Coventry City
Leicester City
H
D 0:0
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
W 0:1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:2
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 4:0
Coventry City
Sunderland
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Middlesbrough
H
W 3:0
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
W 1:3
Coventry City
Leicester City
A
W 0:2
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
W 2:1
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
D 2:2
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
FA Carling Premiership 1995-1996
Coventry City
Wimbledon
A
W 0:2
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
L 1:0
85`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
W 1:0
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
D 1:1
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
Bolton Wanderers
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
D 0:0
90`
FA Cup 1995-1996
FA Cup 1995-1996
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 2:1
FA Carling Premiership 1994-1995
FA Carling Premiership 1994-1995
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 3:0
64`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
W 2:3
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Newcastle United
H
D 0:0
5`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
L 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
L 1:3
66`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
D 2:2
45`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 4:0
Coventry City
Newcastle United
A
L 4:0
8`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
D 1:1
64`
Coca-Cola Cup 1994-1995
Coca-Cola Cup 1994-1995
Coventry City
Wrexham
A
W 1:2
90`
FA Carling Premiership 1993-1994
FA Carling Premiership 1993-1994
Coventry City
Manchester United
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
H
W 2:1
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Wimbledon
H
L 1:2
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
26`
Coventry City
Leeds United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
H
L 0:1
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
H
D 1:1
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
L 3:2
70`
Coventry City
Arsenal
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
L 0:1
83`
Coventry City
Blackburn Rovers
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield Wednesday
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Sheffield United
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 5:1
73`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Leeds United
H
L 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Chelsea
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Liverpool
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
D 3:3
26`
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
D 1:1
45`
Coca-Cola Cup 1993-1994
Coca-Cola Cup 1993-1994
Coventry City
Oldham Athletic
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Wycombe Wanderers
A
L 4:2
120`
Coventry City
Wycombe Wanderers
H
W 3:0
90`
2
FA Premier League 1992-1993
FA Premier League 1992-1993
Coventry City
Chelsea
A
L 2:1
15`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Cardiff City
Wed, 23 Jun, 1999
Free
Coventry City
Cardiff City
Wed, 23 Jun, 1999
Free
Trainee
Coventry City
Wed, 04 Nov, 1992
Trainee
Trainee
Coventry City
Wed, 04 Nov, 1992
Trainee

Republic of Ireland B, 1 cap
1997-98
11 February 1998 Republic of Ireland B v Northern Ireland B, Dublin, friendly, 0-1, substitute

Republic of Ireland U21, 12 caps
1993-94
12 October 1993 Republic of Ireland U21 v Spain U21, Drogheda, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 0-2 Replaced
1994-95
6 September 1994 Latvia U21 v Republic of Ireland U21, Riga, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 1-1
15 November 1994 England U21 v Republic of Ireland U21, Newcastle, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 1-0
27 March 1995 Republic of Ireland U21 v England U21, Dublin, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 0-2
10 June 1995 Republic of Ireland U21 v Austria U21, Dublin, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 3-0
1995-96
5 September 1995 Austria U21 v Republic of Ireland U21, Amstetten, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 1-0
1996-97
9 November 1996 Republic of Ireland U21 v Iceland U21, Dublin, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 0-1 Replaced
1 April 1997 North Macedonia U21 v Republic of Ireland U21, Kavadarci, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 0-4
29 April 1997 Romania U21 v Republic of Ireland U21, Bucharest, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 1-0
1997-98
19 August 1997 Republic of Ireland U21 v Lithuania U21, Dublin, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 2-0
5 September 1997 Iceland U21 v Republic of Ireland U21, Hafnarfjordur, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 1-0, booked
9 September 1997 Lithuania U21 v Republic of Ireland U21, Alytus, UEFA U21 Championship qualifying, 2-1, substitute

Republic of Ireland Youth, 5 caps, 1992-93