Jack McCarthy (Irish footballer)

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Jack McCarthy
Personal information
Full name John Joseph McCarthy
Date of birth 29 March 1898
Place of birth London
Date of death 10 March 1958(1958-03-10) (aged 59)
Place of death Dublin
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
191x–191x Olympia
191x–19xx Bohemians
International career
1921
Ireland Amateurs (IFA)
1924 League of Ireland XI 1 (0)
1924–1930
Irish Free State (FAI)
 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jack McCarthy (29 March 1898

IFA XI
. He remained an amateur player throughout his career.

Bohemians

During the

Leinster Senior Cup.[8]

His brother Stephen was an ace goalscorer for Bohemians during this period.[9] while his son (also named Jack) represented Bohs during the 1952/53 season.

Irish international

When McCarthy played international football during the 1920s, there were in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland - based IFA and the Irish Free State - based FAI claimed jurisdiction over the whole of Ireland and selected players from the whole island. As a result, several notable Irish players from this era, including McCarthy played for both teams.

IFA XI

McCarthy played at least one game for the

IFA Amateur XI. In 1921 he played against France in Paris.[7]

FAI XI

Between 1924 and 1930 McCarthy made 6 appearances for the

Stade Olympique against Bulgaria. As a result of this win the FAI XI qualified for the quarter-finals. On 2 June McCarthy also played in this game against the Netherlands but the FAI XI lost 2-1 after extra-time.[10] The following day he played for the FAI XI in a 3–1 win against Estonia
in a friendly at the Stade Olympique .[11] On 21 March 1926 he also played in a 3–0 away defeat against Italy. His last two appearances for the FAI XI were both in away friendlies against Belgium. On 12 February 1928 he captained the team when they won 4-2 and on 11 May 1930 he helped them to a win 3–1.[12]

Honours

External links

References

  1. ^ John Joseph McCarthy, eu-football.info
  2. ^ 1924 Olympic Report, pg 324 Archived 5 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Jack McCarthy". Olympedia. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  4. ^ www.bohemians.ie Archived 1 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Celtic 3; Irish Free State 0, Glasgow Herald, 24 February 1924 (via The Celtic Wiki)
  6. British Pathe
    , 1924
  7. ^ a b Freestaters - The Republic of Ireland Soccer Team 1921-1939 (2007): Donal Cullen
  8. ^ Bohemian FC match programme, Vol. 53, no. 17
  9. ^ Bohemian FC match programme, 29 January 1989
  10. ^ 1924 Olympic Games at Rsssf Archived 3 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ www.soccernet.ee
  12. ^ www.soccerscene.ie
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