Johnny Carey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John James 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 | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 193? | Home Farm | ||
| 193? | Dublin GAA (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) | ||
| National team | |||
| 1937–1953 | Ireland (FAI) | 29 | (3) |
| 1940 | League of Ireland XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1946–1949 | Ireland (IFA) | 9 | (0) |
| 1947 | Europe XI | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1953–1958 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| 1955–1967 | Republic of Ireland | ||
| 1958–1961 | Everton | ||
| 1961–1963 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 1963–1968 | Nottingham Forest | ||
| 1970–1971 | Blackburn Rovers | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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John James "Johnny" Carey (23 February 1919 – 22 August 1995), also known as Jackie Carey, was an Irish professional footballer and manager. As a player Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 1953. He was also a dual internationalist, playing for and captaining both Ireland teams – the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1947 he also captained a Europe XI which played a Great Britain XI at Hampden Park. In 1949 he was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and in the same year captained the FAI XI that defeated England 2–0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Carey was also the first non-UK player and the first Irishman to captain a winning team in both an FA Cup Final and the First Division. Like his contemporary Con Martin, Carey was an extremely versatile footballer and played in nine different positions throughout his career. He even played in goal for United on one occasion.
As a schoolboy, Carey played football for Home Farm. As a youth, he also played Gaelic football and was selected to represent Dublin 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.
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