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William John "Willie" Boland (born 6 August 1975 in Ennis, County Clare) is an Irish professional football player who plays as a midfielder and has spent most of his career in the English Leagues. He started his career with Coventry City, making over 60 League Appearances, before moving to Cardiff City in 1999. Despite scoring on his debut on 7 August 1999 in a 1-1 draw with Millwall, Boland initially struggled to find form in Cardiff, his time not helped by a broken leg early into his second season at the club, sustained in a match against Barnet. It wasn't until he recovered from the injury that he began to settle in the side and the following season he was awarded the clubs player of the year award due to his performances in a three man midfield alongside Mark Bonner and Graham Kavanagh. After helping the team win promotion to Division One he gradually fell out of favour under new manager Dave Jones. The Irishman was Cardiff City's longest serving player, having been at the club for seven years and starting over 200 games, before leaving when his contract expired in the summer of 2006. He spent a short unsuccessful time on trial at Swansea City before in August 2006 signing for Hartlepool United. Boland became Danny Wilson's first signing. His tough-tackling is something that Wilson had been looking to add to the squad and he agreed terms at The Vic after being out of contract at Cardiff in the summer. His leadership skills and experience were another part of the reason that Pools were quick to move for him when he became available. Boland is a hard tackling midfielder with good battling qualities; he has represented his country at Under-21 level. Boland is starting to become somewhat a cult hero at Victoria Park with his hard working performances. [edit] HonoursWith Cardiff City
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