Early Years
Coad was educated at De La Salle school in Stephen Street in Waterford and first distinguished himself as a sportsman playing hurling and table tennis. He was even Munster champion at the latter sport. He also began to play football with Corinthians, a local junior club based in Lower Yellow Road area of Waterford. He was soon spotted by Waterford United, making his League of Ireland debut in 1937 while still only 17. He then moved to Irish League club Glenavon but returned to Waterford after the start of the Second World War. He was a member of the Waterford United that finished as a runners up to Cork United in both the League of Ireland and the FAI Cup. Waterford could have won the league title, but their players refused to turn up for a play-off game against Cork after a dispute over bonus payments.
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