Mick McCarthy

**Mick McCarthy** (born 7 February 1959) is a former Irish football player. He has played for Republic of Ireland national team. He most recently managed Blackpool F.C.

### Club

|colspan=3|Club performance|colspan=2|League|colspan=2|Cup|colspan=2|League Cup|colspan=2|Continental|colspan=2|Total|||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|rowspan=8|Barnsley|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||||
|rowspan=5|Manchester City|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||||
|rowspan=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|||
|Olympique Lyonnais|1989–90|Ligue 1|10|1|0|0|0|0|–|10|1|||
|rowspan=4|Millwall|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||||

### International

- Source:

|colspan=3|Republic of Ireland||
| --- | --- | --- |
|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|

### Managerial

|rowspan=2|Team|rowspan=2|From|rowspan=2|To|colspan=5|Record|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|align=left|Millwall|align=left|18 March 1992|align=left|4 February 1996|||
|align=left|Republic of Ireland|align=left|1 March 1996|align=left|5 November 2002|||
|align=left|Sunderland|align=left|12 March 2003|align=left|6 March 2006|||
|align=left|Wolverhampton Wanderers|align=left|21 July 2006|align=left|13 February 2012|||
|align=left|Ipswich Town|align=left|1 November 2012|align=left|10 April 2018|||
|align=left|Republic of Ireland|align=left|25 November 2018|align=left|4 April 2020|||
|align=left|APOEL|align=left|2 November 2020|align=left|6 January 2021|||
|align=left|Cardiff City|align=left|22 January 2021|align=left|23 October 2021|||
|align=left|Blackpool|align=left|19 January 2023|align=left|8 April 2023|||

### Player

**Barnsley**
- Football League Third Division runner-up: 1980–81
- Football League Fourth Division promoted: 1978–79

**Manchester City**
- Football League Second Division promoted: 1984–85
- Full Members' Cup runner-up: 1985–86

**Celtic**
- Scottish Premier League: 1987–88
- Scottish Cup: 1987–88, 1988–89

**Individual**
- PFA Team of the Year: 1977–78 Fourth Division, 1978–79 Fourth Division, 1980–81 Third Division, 1981–82 Second Division, 1982–83 Second Division, 1983–84 Second Division, 1984–85 Second Division
- Barnsley Player of the Year: 1977–78, 1978–79, 1980–81
- Manchester City Player of the Year: 1983–84

### Manager

**Sunderland**
- Football League Championship: 2004–05

**Wolverhampton Wanderers**
- Football League Championship: 2008–09

**Individual**
- Philips Sports Manager of the Year: 2001
- RTÉ Sports Person of the Year: 2001
- Football League Championship Manager of the Month: March 2005, August 2008, November 2008, September 2014, November 2015, February 2021
- LMA Championship Manager of the Year: 2004–05, 2008–09
- LMA Hall of Fame: Inducted 2021

## Infobox (football biography)

- **name**: Mick McCarthy
- **image**: MickMcCarthyBrCIps1.jpg
- **caption**: McCarthy in 2016
- **fullname**: Michael Joseph McCarthy
- **birth place**: Barnsley, England
- **position**: Defender (association football), Defender
- **youthclubs1**: Barnsley F.C., Barnsley
- **years1**: 1977–1983
- **years2**: 1983–1987
- **years3**: 1987–1989
- **years4**: 1989–1990
- **years5**: 1990
- **years6**: 1990–1992
- **clubs1**: Barnsley F.C., Barnsley
- **clubs2**: Manchester City F.C., Manchester City
- **clubs3**: Celtic F.C., Celtic
- **clubs4**: Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon
- **clubs5**: → Millwall F.C., Millwall (loan)
- **clubs6**: Millwall F.C., Millwall
- **caps1**: 272
- **caps2**: 140
- **caps3**: 48
- **caps4**: 10
- **caps5**: 6
- **caps6**: 29
- **goals1**: 7
- **goals2**: 2
- **goals3**: 8
- **goals4**: 1
- **goals5**: 0
- **goals6**: 2
- **totalcaps**: 505
- **totalgoals**: 20
- **nationalyears1**: 1979
- **nationalteam1**: Republic of Ireland national under-23 football team, Republic of Ireland U23
- **nationalcaps1**: 1
- **nationalgoals1**: 1
- **nationalyears2**: 1984–1992
- **nationalteam2**: Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland
- **nationalcaps2**: 57
- **nationalgoals2**: 2
- **manageryears1**: 1992–1996
- **manageryears2**: 1996–2002
- **manageryears3**: 2003–2006
- **manageryears4**: 2006–2012
- **manageryears5**: 2012–2018
- **manageryears6**: 2018–2020
- **manageryears7**: 2020–2021
- **manageryears8**: 2021
- **manageryears9**: 2023
- **managerclubs1**: Millwall F.C., Millwall
- **managerclubs2**: Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland
- **managerclubs3**: Sunderland A.F.C., Sunderland
- **managerclubs4**: Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C., Wolverhampton Wanderers
- **managerclubs5**: Ipswich Town F.C., Ipswich Town
- **managerclubs6**: Republic of Ireland national football team, Republic of Ireland
- **managerclubs7**: APOEL FC, APOEL
- **managerclubs8**: Cardiff City F.C., Cardiff City
- **managerclubs9**: Blackpool F.C., Blackpool