Career
After earning one schoolboy cap in 1949 and captaining the international youths twice he made his Shamrock Rovers debut on 1 September 1952 in a Dublin City Cup game against Drumcondra. He went on to become part of the teams of the 1950s and was the scorer of a last minute winning goal in the 1956 FAI Cup final against Cork Athletic. The side, popularly known as Coad"s Colts, enjoyed many memorable days during the 1950s, but that day was surely that side"s most dramatic.
He played in the clubs first 18 games in European competition.
He shared a benefit game with Shay Keogh in May 1961. The great service of Ronnie Nolan to Rovers was marked by the presentation of a gold medal by the directors.
This was a medal which was presented to any Rovers player who had 15 consecutive years service to the club In all he played in 13 FAI Cup Finals.
He also coached Bank of Ireland in the Leinster Senior League Senior Division and coached the team to an All Ireland IBOA cup winning performance.
Ronnie Nolan worked in the Irish Glass Bottle Company Limited in Ringsend Dublin while he continued his football career. Ronnie worked in the mould repair shop and became Mould Shop manager until his eventual retirement. The FAI unveiled a commemorative alcove in his honour in August 2009.
, 1966/67.