Johnny Carey
Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Joseph Carey | ||
Date of birth | 23 February 1919 | ||
Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
Date of death | 22 August 1995 | (aged 76)||
Place of death | Macclesfield, England | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Right-back | ||
Youth career | |||
193? | Home Farm | ||
193? | Dublin county team (Gaelic football) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1936 | St James's Gate | ||
1936–1953 | Manchester United | 304 | (17) |
→ Manchester United (wartime) | 112 | (47) | |
1941–1942 | → Cardiff City (guest) | 1 | (0) |
1941–1942 | → Manchester City (guest) | 1 | (0) |
1941–1945 | → Shamrock Rovers (guest) | 2 | (3) |
1942–1943 | → Middlesbrough (guest) | 1 | (0) |
1942–1943 | → Everton (guest) | 2 | (0) |
194? | → Liverpool (guest) | ||
194? | → Played in Italy (guest) | ||
International career | |||
1937–1953 | Ireland (FAI) | 29 | (3) |
1940 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
1946–1949 | Ireland (IFA) | 9 | (0) |
1947 | Europe XI | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1953–1958 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
1955–1967 | Republic of Ireland | ||
1958–1961 | Everton | ||
1961–1963 | Leyton Orient | ||
1963–1968 | Nottingham Forest | ||
1970–1971 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Joseph Carey (23 February 1919 – 22 August 1995
Early years
As a schoolboy, Carey played football for Home Farm. As a youth, he also played Gaelic football and was selected for the Dublin county team at minor level before he signed for St James's Gate at the start of the 1936–37 season. After just two months of League of Ireland football, he was spotted by Billy Behan, a Dublin-based Manchester United scout. Behan convinced the United chief scout, Louis Rocca, to check him out and in November 1936 United signed him for a then League of Ireland record fee of £250. He made his debut as an inside-left for United on 23 September 1937 against Southampton. During his first season with United, Carey, together with Harry Baird, Jack Rowley, Tommy Bamford, Tommy Breen and Stan Pearson, helped United gain promotion to the First Division.[3] [4] [5]
Second World War
During the
Return to Manchester United
On his return to
He also gained the distinction of being the first player from Ireland to win a major trophy with Manchester United.[11]
Irish international
When Carey began his international career in 1937 there were, in effect, two Ireland teams, chosen by two rival associations. Both associations, the Northern Ireland-based IFA and the Ireland-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 Carey played for both teams. In September 1946 Carey, along with Bill Gorman, even played for both teams within three days of each other, both times against England. On 28 September at Windsor Park he played for the IFA XI in a 7–2 defeat. Then on 30 September at Dalymount Park he played for the FAI XI in a 1–0 defeat.[12]
FAI XI
Between 1937 and 1953 Carey made 29 appearances and scored 3 goals for the
IFA XI
Carey also made 9 appearances for the
Coaching career
One of Carey's earliest experiences as a coach came when he was still an active player; he took charge of the
Honours
Club
Manchester United
Individual
- FWA Footballer of the Year: 1949
- Football League 100 Legends: 1998 (inducted)
References
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Johnny Carey (Player)". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
- ^ Ponting, Ivan (24 August 1995). "Obituary: Johnny Carey". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
- ^ a b Manchester United fansite Archived 28 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "Manchester United Legends". Archived from the original on 22 October 2006. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
- ^ a b "Manchester United Stats". Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
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- ^ "Johnny Carey". u-reds.com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2007.
- ^ "Blackburn Sack Carey". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 7 June 1971. p. 31. Retrieved 23 November 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.