| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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[2]) 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.