Career
He played over 250 matches in the Football League, for a total of four different clubs. Blackpool
Hoad began his career with Second Division Blackpool in 1909. He made his debut for the club two-thirds of the way through the 1909-1910 campaign, in a 3-2 defeat at Leicester Fosse on 12 February.
The following season, 1910-1911, he made 24 League appearances and scored three goals.
His first strike was the only goal of the game in a victory at West Bromwich Albion on 3 December. The second was in a 2-2 draw at Huddersfield Town on 4 February.
The third came in a 2-1 defeat to Fulham at Bloomfield Road in not only the penultimate game of the season, but his penultimate game for the club He departed for Manchester City during the close season.
Manchester City and Rochdale
Hoad moved to Football League First Division side Manchester City in May 1911 and went on to make a total of 69 first-team appearances for the club
During the First World War he guested for Tottenham Hotspur and Scotswood, before joining Central League side Rochdale in September 1920. Nelson
In January 1922, Hoad moved to fellow Third Division North club Nelson for an undisclosed fee, believed to be the largest sum ever paid by the club at the time. He made his debut for Nelson in the 0–4 defeat to Hartlepools United and played 16 matches during the remainder of the season.
Said to have "very smart" footwork and described as "one of the fastest wingers in the Third Division", Hoad remained at Seedhill until the end of the 1926-1927 season, making a total of 157 first-team appearances for the side.
After leaving Nelson, Hoad had a short spell in non-league football with Hurst before retiring from the game at the age of 37.