Willie Boland

Willie Boland
NameWilliam John Boland
Date of Birth6th August 1975
Birthplace Ennis
Nationality (main) Ireland
Debut01/09/2006 v Boston (H), 2-1
Last Match23/08/2008 v Stockport (H), 0-1
Games 67 + 5 = 72 (222nd)
Goals 1 (457th)

Profile

Tough tackling Irishman Willie Boland was brought to the club by Danny Wilson in August 2006 after the manager had expressed a concern that the team was `a little too nice`. Boland had previously spent seven years at Cardiff City, where he made over 200 league appearances.

Boland played a key role in the club`s turnaround in fortunes during the 2006/07 season and played in every one of the club record nine consecutive league wins. An injury picked shortly afterwards meant that Boland missed the next three months, and the remainder of his Pools career would be punctuated by a series of other injuries, some more serious than others. He managed 36 appearances during 2007/08 though more often than not he did not complete the full 90 minutes. The season that followed was a near write-off. In the opening game against Colchester he produced a great display, and even scored his only goal for the club with a superb strike from 20 yards. Just two weeks later he was injured against Stockport County, and that was it.

At the end of the 2008/09 season the club announced that they would monitor the midfielder`s condition over the summer before deciding whether to offer him a new contract. It was not to be. On 21st October 2009, 14 months after his last action in a Pools shirt, Boland announced his retirement from the game.

Playing Career

Honours

Season by Season

Season First Team - League First Team - Other Reserves Youth Team
Starts Subs Goals Starts Subs Goals Starts Subs Goals Starts Subs Goals
2006/07 25 2 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
2007/08 32 2 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008/09 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 60 4 1 7 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0

Goals Breakdown

Competition Goals Scored One Scored Two Scored Three+ Penalties
League 1 1 0 0 0
TOTAL 1 1 0 0 0

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