 Coad played his last game for Ireland in a 6–0 away defeat against Spain on 1 June 1952.Paddy's brother Seamus was also capped himself for Ireland and both Seamus' sons Gary and Nigel Coad were also capped at under age level thus continuing the family tradition Paddy started all those years previously.He won the Texaco Hall of Fame Award in 1981 and the PFAI Merit Award in 1983.