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Mick McCarthy

Mick McCarthy (born 7 February 1959) is a former Irish football player. He has played for Republic of Ireland national team. He currently manages Ipswich Town Football Club, having brought them out of relegation in his first season there in 2012.

Mick McCarthy
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McCarthy in 2016
Personal information
Full nameMichael Joseph McCarthy[1]
Date of birth (1959-02-07) 7 February 1959 (age 65)[1]
Place of birthBarnsley, England
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2]
Playing positionDefender
Youth career
Barnsley
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1977–1983Barnsley272(7)
1983–1987Manchester City140(2)
1987–1989Celtic48(8)
1989–1990Lyon10(1)
1990→ Millwall (loan)6(0)
1990–1992Millwall29(2)
Total505(20)
National team
1979Republic of Ireland U231(1)
1984–1992Republic of Ireland57(2)
Teams managed
1992–1996Millwall
1996–2002Republic of Ireland
2003–2006Sunderland
2006–2012Wolverhampton Wanderers
2012–2018Ipswich Town
2018–2020Republic of Ireland
2020–2021APOEL
2021Cardiff City
2023Blackpool
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career statistics

Club

Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Club Season League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Barnsley[3] 1977–78 Fourth Division 46 1 2 0 2 1 – 50 2
1978–79 Fourth Division 46 2 3 0 2 0 – 51 2
1979–80 Third Division 44 1 2 0 4 0 – 50 1
1980–81 Third Division 43 1 6 0 5 0 – 54 1
1981–82 Second Division 42 1 1 0 8 1 – 51 2
1982–83 Second Division 39 1 2 0 4 1 – 45 2
1983–84 Second Division 12 0 0 0 1 0 – 13 0
Total 272 7 16 0 26 3 0 0 314 10
Manchester City[3] 1983–84 Second Division 24 1 1 0 0 0 – 25 1
1984–85 Second Division 39 0 1 0 4 1 – 44 1
1985–86 First Division 38 0 4 0 3 0 – 45 0
1986–87 First Division 39 1 1 0 3 0 – 43 1
Total 140 2 7 0 10 1 0 0 157 3
Celtic 1987–88 Scottish Premier League 22 3 6 0 3 0 0 0 31 3
1988–89 Scottish Premier League 26 5 5 0 3 0 4 0 38 5
Total 48 8 11 0 6 0 4 0 69 8
Olympique Lyonnais 1989–90 Ligue 1 10 1 0 0 0 0 – 10 1
Millwall[3] 1989–90 First Division 6 0 0 0 0 0 – 6 0
1990–91 Second Division 12 0 0 0 0 0 – 12 0
1991–92 Second Division 17 2 1 0 2 0 – 20 2
Total 29 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 32 2
Career total 505 20 35 0 44 4 4 0 588 24

International

Source:[4]
Republic of Ireland
Year Apps Goals
1984 4 0
1985 7 0
1986 6 0
1987 7 0
1988 9 1
1989 5 0
1990 12 0
1991 3 0
1992 4 1
Total 57 2

Managerial

As of match played 7 April 2023[5][6]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record
P W D L Win %
Millwall 18 March 1992 4 February 1996 207 74 72 61 35.75
Republic of Ireland 1 March 1996 5 November 2002 68 29 20 19 42.65
Sunderland 12 March 2003 6 March 2006 147 63 26 58 42.86
Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 July 2006 13 February 2012 270 104 66 100 38.52
Ipswich Town 1 November 2012 10 April 2018 279 105 78 96 37.63
Republic of Ireland 25 November 2018 4 April 2020 10 5 4 1 50.00
APOEL 2 November 2020 6 January 2021 8 2 1 5 25.00
Cardiff City 22 January 2021 23 October 2021 38 14 11 13 36.84
Blackpool 19 January 2023 8 April 2023 14 2 3 9 14.29
Total 1,041 398 281 362 38.23

Honours

Player

Barnsley

Manchester City

Celtic

Individual

Manager

Sunderland

Wolverhampton Wanderers

Individual

Mick McCarthy Media

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mick McCarthy". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ Rollin, Jack, ed. (1980). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1980–81. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 58. ISBN 0362020175.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "McCarthy, MJ (Mick)", English National Football Archive
  4. ↑ Mick McCarthy at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ↑ Mick McCarthy coach profile at Soccerway
  6. ↑ "Mick McCarthy: Cardiff City held off competition to keep new manager". BBC Sport. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/56291119. Retrieved 5 March 2021. 
  7. ↑ "Season 1980–81". Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  8. ↑ "Season 1978–79". Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  9. ↑ "Season 1984–85". Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "When Chelsea won a league game and a Wembley cup final in the same weekend". TheGuardian.com. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 McCarthy on Celtic list. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/mccarthy-on-celtic-list-1.82826. Retrieved 13 October 2018. 
  12. ↑ "Mick McCarthy factfile". 5 November 2002. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 142.
  14. ↑ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 143.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 144.
  16. ↑ 16.0 16.1 Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 145.
  17. ↑ "Player of the Year Winners 1969 – Present Day". Archived from the original on 17 November 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  18. ↑ "50 YEARS OF MCFC PLAYER OF THE YEAR: PART 2". Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  19. ↑ "Sunderland sack manager McCarthy". BBC Sport. 6 March 2006. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  20. ↑ "Saint or sinner? The Mick McCarthy tenure at Wolves – Wolves Fancast". 19 April 2015. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
  21. ↑ Martin O'Neill & Michael O'Neill share Philips Manager of the Year award. 10 December 2015. https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soccer/martin-o-neill-michael-o-neill-share-philips-manager-of-the-year-award-1.2460667. Retrieved 4 September 2020. 
  22. ↑ "McCarthy wins top RTÉ Sporting award". RTÉ Sport. 4 January 2002. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2002/0104/mccarthym.html. Retrieved 4 January 2002. 
  23. ↑ "McCarthy lands monthly accolade". BBC Sport. 31 March 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/s/sunderland/4397235.stm. Retrieved 17 May 2008. 
  24. ↑ "Wolves boss scoops monthly award". BBC Sport. 4 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7598391.stm. Retrieved 6 September 2008. 
  25. ↑ "McCarthy is top Championship boss". BBC Sport. 4 December 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/7765134.stm. Retrieved 18 October 2008. 
  26. ↑ Tyrone Mings wins Football league Championship Player of the Month for August while Mick McCarthy takes manager's award. skysports.com. 1 October 2014. http://www1.skysports.com/football/news/11688/9510498/sky-bet-football-league-ipswichs-mick-mccarthy-and-tyrone-mings-win-september-awards. Retrieved 7 November 2014. 
  27. ↑ "Mick McCarthy named Sky Bet Championship Manager of the Month". www.football-league.co.uk. Retrieved 11 December 2015.
  28. ↑ "Manager of the Month: February winners". www.football-league.co.uk. 12 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  29. ↑ "League Managers Association – Mick McCarthy". leaguemanagers.com. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
  30. ↑ "MICK MCCARTHY – LMA 1000 CLUB & HALL OF FAME". League Managers Association. Archived from the original on 18 July 2021. Retrieved 18 July 2021.


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