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Mick McCarthy 
Mick McCarthy managing Wolverhampton WanderersPersonal information Full name Michael Joseph McCarthy Date of birth 7 February 1959 Place of birth Barnsley, England Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Playing position Centre back Club information Current club Wolverhampton Wanderers (manager) Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1977–1983 Barnsley 272 (7) 1983–1987 Manchester City 140 (2) 1987–1989 Celtic 48 (8) 1989–1990 Lyon 10 (1) 1990 → Millwall (loan) 6 (0) 1990–1992 Millwall 29 (1) National team 1984–1992 Republic of Ireland 57 (2) Teams managed 1992–1996 Millwall 1996–2002 Republic of Ireland 2003–2006 Sunderland 2006– Wolverhampton Wanderers * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Joseph "Mick" McCarthy (born 7 February 1959) is an English-born former Irish international footballer who is currently the manager of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he has been in charge since July 2006.
McCarthy's playing career included spells at Barnsley, Manchester City, Celtic, Lyon and Millwall, as well as representing the Republic of Ireland internationally on 57 occasions.
He has previously managed Millwall, Sunderland and the Republic of Ireland and has also worked as a television pundit and commentator, most recently in South Africa as part of the BBC's 2010 World Cup coverage.[1]
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Playing career
Club
Born in Barnsley, Yorkshire and a boyhood Leeds United fan,[2] McCarthy made his league debut for then-Fourth Division Barnsley on 20 August 1977 in a 4–0 win over Rochdale. He spent two years in the basement league, before the club won promotion. Two years later, the team again went up to the (old) Division 2. A strong central defender, he was a virtual ever-present for his hometown club, but departed in December 1983 for fellow Division 2 club Manchester City.
The Maine Road club won promotion in McCarthy's first full season and he finally had the chance to play at the highest level. His first season in the top flight was steady enough as the club reached midtable, but relegation struck the following year. McCarthy himself would not face the drop though as he moved to Celtic in May 1987.
He picked up his first silverware at the Scottish club as they won the league and cup double in his first season. The following season McCarthy again won a Scottish Cup winners medal, although the club had to settle for third place in the league.
McCarthy again moved onto a new country, as he joined Lyon in July 1989. However, things did not work out for the defender in France and, feeling his international chances were being harmed, he returned to England on loan with top flight Millwall in March 1990. Despite the London side suffering relegation during his loan period, McCarthy impressed enough to earn a move and he was signed permanently in May 1990 for £200,000. His appearances in the next two seasons were often limited by injuries and he effectively retired from playing when he took over as manager of the club in 1992.
International
McCarthy was eligible for the Republic of Ireland because his father, Charles, was Irish. Making his international debut in a goalless friendly against Poland on 23 May 1984, McCarthy soon became a first-choice player and featured in all three of Ireland's games at Euro '88. He went on to become captain, leading to the nickname "Captain Fantastic", as per the title of his autobiography.
The highlight of McCarthy's international career was the second-round penalty shoot-out win over Romania in the 1990 World Cup finals. This led to a crunch tie with hosts Italy in the quarter-final, where Ireland's first ever appearance in the finals came to an end, losing 1–0. McCarthy was the player who committed the most fouls in the 1990 tournament.[citation needed]
In total, McCarthy won 57 caps for Ireland; scoring two goals, one against Yugoslavia in April 1988, the other versus USA in June 1992.
Management career
Millwall
McCarthy became player-manager at Millwall in March 1992, succeeding Bruce Rioch. In his first full season (1992–93), he was still registered as a player, but made only one further appearance (in the Anglo-Italian Cup), before he became solely a manager.
He took the club to the play-offs in 1993–94 after a strong third-place finish, but they lost out to Derby County in the semi finals. During the 1995–96 season, McCarthy became the prime candidate for the vacant Republic of Ireland manager's job, after the resignation of Jack Charlton. After a protracted period of speculation, McCarthy was officially appointed on 5 February 1996, two days after his resignation at the club. Despite sitting a comfortable 14 points clear from the relegation zone at the time of his departure, Millwall would go onto to suffer the drop (by virtue of goals scored) after McCarthy's departure.
His disastrous loan signings of the grossly underachieving Russian internationals Sergei Yuran and Vassili Kulkov from Spartak Moscow, who each received a £150,000 signing on fee and were being paid five times the wage of the rest of the first team, would later be cited as one of the main reasons Millwall were eventually relegated under Jimmy Nicholl.[3]
Republic of Ireland
After two narrow failures to qualify for the 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000, McCarthy took the nation to the 2002 World Cup held in Korea and Japan. However, their tournament was overshadowed by a very public and bitter spat between McCarthy and the team's star player Roy Keane, who was sent home without having kicked a ball on the eve of the tournament. The conflict occurred after Keane had questioned the quality of the preparations and facilities the team were using.[4]
Despite this furore, McCarthy's team reached the second round but were eliminated by Spain in a penalty shoot-out (after having already missed and scored a penalty in normal time), thus fractionally missing out on a quarter-final place. Indeed, the narrowness of the elimination meant Ireland were the ninth best performers at the World Cup, and the fifth best among European teams in the competition. In spite of this, the Keane issue remained, with the proportion of blame undecided. Many in Ireland sided with Keane — particularly following a televised interview in which details of poor preparation were revealed — and demanded McCarthy's resignation both during and after the tournament. An independent inquiry into the organisation's handling of the squad's preparation later commissioned by the FAI created a damning report, leading to general secretary Brendan Menton tendering his resignation.[5]
Criticism of McCarthy in the media became increasingly intense after a poor start to Ireland's qualifying campaign for Euro 2004. In particular, his persistence with several players and tactics that some perceived to be inadequate did him damage, as did a 4–2 away defeat to Russia and a 2–1 home defeat to Switzerland. Under mounting pressure, McCarthy resigned from the post on 5 November 2002.[6] During his 68 games in charge, the Republic of Ireland won 29, drew 19, and lost 20.
Sunderland
On 12 March 2003, he was appointed manager of struggling Sunderland as an immediate replacement for Howard Wilkinson, who was sacked after six successive Premiership defeats left the club facing near-certain relegation.[7] McCarthy could not stop Sunderland's slide, and the Black Cats were relegated at the end of the season.
However, he largely escaped blame for the relegation and was retained as manager. The following season, McCarthy took Sunderland to the First Division promotion play-offs, but lost in a penalty shoot-out to Crystal Palace after Palace had scored a stoppage-time equaliser.
McCarthy completed the turnaround of the club in the 2004–05 season. The Black Cats returned to the Premiership as Football League Championship champions, amassing an impressive 94 points.
Life in the Premiership was much tougher for McCarthy though, as he was unable to spend much to strengthen the team. After a poor season and with the club 16 points from safety with only 10 games remaining, he was dismissed on 6 March 2006.[8] In an ironic postscript, Sunderland eventually appointed Roy Keane as their next permanent manager.
Wolverhampton Wanderers
On 21 July 2006, McCarthy was appointed manager at Championship side Wolverhampton Wanderers,[9] replacing Glenn Hoddle who had departed a fortnight before. The Midlands club faced an uncertain future after having to sell the majority of their first-team players, though despite this situation, McCarthy promised Premier League football at Molineux within three seasons. From this awkward position, McCarthy managed to collect together a team from the club's youth ranks, and some lower league signings, and free transfers. Despite the lack of expectations, the team managed to make the promotion play-offs in McCarthy's first season, but it was third time unlucky for McCarthy in them as the team lost out to local rivals West Bromwich Albion over two legs, losing 3–2 at Molineux and 1–0 at The Hawthorns.
In the 2007–08 season he took the club to within a single placing of a successive play-off finish, ending seventh, losing the coveted sixth place to Watford by a goal difference of only one (although another goal would have been required to overcome Watford's superior goals scored record). The campaign had also seen him linked with the international positions of South Korea and his previous post as Republic of Ireland manager.[10]
The 2008–09 season started well for McCarthy as he won the August Championship Manager of the Month Award, after seeing his side reach the top of the table,[11] eventually going on to match Wolves' record start to a season (equaling the 1949–50 season). Wolves maintained their position at the top of the table over the following months, and McCarthy again scooped the Manager of the Month Award for November.[12] After maintaining top spot since October, McCarthy's Wolves secured promotion to the Premier League by beating QPR 1–0 on 18 April 2009. The following week McCarthy clinched his second Championship as a manager after a 1–1 draw at his hometown club Barnsley. He won the Championship Manager of the Season Award at the conclusion of the campaign, his side having led the table for 42 of 46 games.
The following season, McCarthy kept Wolves in the Premier League, his first success at this level in three attempts. The club assured safety with two games to spare, eventually finishing 15th, their best league finish since 1979–80, and their first ever survival in the modern Premier League. However, in the process of keeping the team in the top division, Wolves and McCarthy were fined £25,000 for fielding a weakened team at Manchester United and thus breaking the Premier League rule E20. The Premier League also stated that the club had failed to fulfil its obligations to the league and other clubs in the utmost good faith and was therefore in breach of Rule B13.[13]
The first game of the 2010–11 season began with a 2–1 home win against Stoke City. On 5 February 2011, Wolves (bottom of the table at the time) beat Manchester United (top of the table at the time) to break their 29 game unbeaten run in the league in a 2–1 home win.[14] On 22 May, Wolves ensured their top-flight status, despite a 3–2 defeat at home to Blackburn Rovers.
Statistics
Player
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 1977–78 Barnsley Fourth Division 46 1 1978–79 46 2 1979–80 Third Division 44 1 1980–81 43 1 1981–82 Second Division 42 1 1982–83 39 1 1983–84 12 0 1983–84 Manchester City Second Division 24 1 1984–85 39 0 1985–86 First Division 38 0 1986–87 39 1 Scotland League Scottish Cup Scottish League Cup Europe Total 1987–88 Celtic Scottish Premier League 22 3 1988–89 26 5 France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total 1989–90 Olympique Lyonnais Division 1 10 1 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 1989–90 Millwall First Division 6 0 1990–91 Second Division 12 0 1991–92 17 2 Country England 447 11 Scotland 48 8 France 10 1 Total 505 20 Republic of Ireland national team 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 Manager
Team Nat From To Record G W D L Win % Millwall 
18 March 1992 4 February 1996 203 74 70 59 36.45 Republic of Ireland 
1 March 1996 5 November 2002 48 22 13 13 45.83 Sunderland 12 March 2003 6 March 2006 147 63 26 58 42.86 Wolverhampton Wanderers 21 July 2006 Present 255 102 61 92 40.00 Total 654 262 170 222 40.06 - As of 19 November 2011[16]
Honours
As a manager
- Football League Championship 2004–05 — Sunderland
- Football League Championship 2008–09 — Wolverhampton Wanderers
As a player
- Scottish Premier League 1987–88 — Celtic
- Scottish Cup 1988 — Celtic
- Scottish Cup 1989 — Celtic
References
- ^ Klinsmann and Seedorf join BBC's World Cup team BBC Sport (Retrieved: 22 April 2010)
- ^ http://www.expressandstar.com/sport/wolverhampton-wanderers-fc/2011/08/16/mick-mccarthy-on-andy-keoghs-move/
- ^ Bethel, Chris; Millwall Football Club 1940–2001 Tempus Publishing Ltd, 2001, p.122; ISBN 0-7524-2187-5
- ^ "Keane v McCarthy: blow-by-blow" news.BBC.co.uk (Sport), 28 May 2002 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "Menton quits following damning FAI report" RTE.ie, 12 November 2002 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "McCarthy quits Republic" news.BBC.co.uk (Sport), 6 November 2002 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "McCarthy unveiled as Sunderland boss" news.BBC.co.uk (Sport), 12 March 2003 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "Sunderland sack manager McCarthy" news.BBC.co.uk (Sport), 6 March 2006 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "McCarthy named new Wolves manager" news.BBC.co.uk (Sport), 21 July 2006 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "McCarthy rules out Korea position" news.BBC.co.uk (Sport), 5 December 2007 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "Wolves boss scoops monthly award" news.BBC.co.uk (Sport), 4 September 2008 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "McCarthy is top Championship boss" news.BBC.co.uk (Sport), 4 December 2008 (Retrieved: 19 August 2009)
- ^ "Wolves hit with suspended £25,000 fine for fielding weakened team at Manchester United". Daily Mail (London). 18 February 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1251919/Wolves-hit-suspended-25-000-fine-fielding-weakened-team-Manchester-United.html. Retrieved (27 October 2010).
- ^ "Wolverhampton 2 - 1 Man Utd". BBC News. 5 February 2011. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/9384148.stm. Retrieved (23 March 2011).
- ^ http://www.national-football-teams.com/v2/player.php?id=16172
- ^ Soccerbase
External links
Mick McCarthy international tournaments Republic of Ireland squad – UEFA Euro 1988 
Republic of Ireland squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup Republic of Ireland squad – 2002 FIFA World Cup 1 Given • 2 Finnan • 3 Harte • 4 Cunningham • 5 Staunton (c) • 6 Roy Keane • 7 McAteer • 8 Holland • 9 Duff • 10 Robbie Keane • 11 Kilbane • 12 Kinsella • 13 Connolly • 14 Breen • 15 Dunne • 16 Kiely • 17 Quinn • 18 G. Kelly • 19 Morrison • 20 O'Brien • 21 Reid • 22 Carsley • 23 A. Kelly • Coach: McCarthyMick McCarthy managerial positions Millwall F.C. – managers (s) secretary (c) caretakerKidd (1890–99s) · Stopher (1899–00s) · Saunders (1900–10s) · Lipsham (1911–18) · Hunter (1918–33) · McCracken (1933–36) · Hewitt (1936–40) · Voisey (1940–44) · Cock (1944–48) · Hewitt (1948–56) · R. Gray (1956–58) · Seed (1958–59) · Smith (1959–61) · R. Gray (1961–63) · B. Gray (1963–66) · Fenton (1966–74) · Jago (1974–77) · Foley (1977c) · Petchey (1978–80) · Long (1980c) · Anderson (1980–82) · Kitchener (1982c) · Graham (1982–86) · Docherty (1986–90) · Pearson (1990c) · Rioch (1990–92) · McCarthy (1992–96) · Nicholl (1996–97) · Docherty (1997) · Bonds (1997–98) · Stevens (1998–99) · Stevens & McLeary (1999–2000) · Gritt (2000c) · Harford (2000c) · McGhee (2000–03) · Wise (2003–05) · Claridge (2005) · Lee (2005–06) · Tuttle (2006) · Burns & McLeary (2006c) · Spackman (2006) · Donachie (2006–07) · Shaw & West (2007c) · Jackett (2007–)
Republic of Ireland national football team – managers * =Between 1924 and 1936 the team was known as the Irish Free StateHarris (193?–3?*) · Lacey (193?–??*) · Livingstone (1951–53) · Stevenson (1953–55) · Carey (1955–67) · Cantwell (1967) · Hurley (1967–69) · Meagan (1969–71) · Tuohy (1971–73) · Thomas (1973**) · Giles (1973–80) · Kelly (1980**) · Hand (1980–85) · Charlton (1986–95) · McCarthy (1996–2002) · Givens (2002**) · Kerr (2003–2005) · Staunton (2006–07) · Givens (2007–08**) · Trapattoni (2008–)
**=In a caretaker roleSunderland A.F.C. – managers Watson (1888–96) · Campbell (1896–99) · Mackie (1899–1905) · Kyle (1905–28) · Cochrane (1928–39) · Murray (1939–57) · Brown (1957–64) · Hardwick (1964–65) · McColl (1965–68) · Brown (1968–72) · Elliott (1972) · Stokoe (1972–76) · MacFarlane (1976) · Adamson (1976–78) · Merrington (1978) · Elliott (1978–79) · Knighton (1979–81) · Docherty (1981) · Durban (1981–84) · Robson (1984) · Ashurst (1984–85) · McMenemy (1985–87) · Stokoe (1987) · Smith (1987–91) · Crosby (1991–93) · Butcher (1993) · Buxton (1993–95) · Reid (1995–2002) · Wilkinson (2002–03) · McCarthy (2003–06) · Ball (2006) · Quinn (2006) · Keane (2006–08) · Sbragia (2008–09) · Bruce (2009–)
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – managers Worrall (1877–85) · Addenbrooke (1885–1922) · Jobey (1922–24) · Hoskins (1924–26) · Scotchbrook (1926–27) · Buckley (1927–44) · Vizard (1944–48) · Cullis (1948–64) · Beattie (1964–65) · Allen (1965–68) · McGarry (1968–76) · Chung (1976–78) · Barnwell (1978–82) · Greaves (1982) · Hawkins (1982–84) · Docherty (1984–85) · McGarry (1985) · Chapman (1985–86) · Turner (1986–94) · Taylor (1994–95) · McGhee (1995–98) · Lee (1998–2000) · Jones (2001–04) · Hoddle (2004–06) · McCarthy (2006–)
Premier League managers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. – current squad 1 Hennessey · 3 Elokobi · 4 Edwards · 5 Stearman · 6 Craddock · 8 Henry · 9 Ebanks-Blake · 10 Fletcher · 11 Ward · 12 Hunt · 14 Johnson · 16 Berra · 17 Jarvis · 19 Hammill · 20 Milijaš · 23 Zubar · 24 O'Hara · 27 Winnall · 29 Doyle · 30 Doherty · 31 de Vries · 32 Foley · 34 Guedioura · 35 Cassidy · 37 Forde · 38 Harris · 39 Ihiekwe · 40 Hemmings · 41 Price · 42 Spray · 43 Reckord · 45 McCarey · 46 Gorman · 47 Ebanks-Landell · 48 McGroary · Manager: McCarthy
1977–78 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Peter Springett · DF: Chris Lawler · DF: Sam Ellis · DF: Mick McCarthy · DF: Keith Pritchett · MF: Ian Miller · MF: Roger Joslyn · MF: Robbie James · FW: Alan Curtis · FW: Brendan O'Callaghan · FW: Alan Mayes1978–79 Football League Fourth Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Steve Death · DF: Gary Peters · DF: Steve Foster · DF: Mick McCarthy · DF: Kevin Moore · MF: Joe Waters · MF: Richie Bowman · MF: Alan Little · FW: Alan Cork · FW: Les Bradd · FW: Allan Clarke1980–81 Football League Third Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Nicky Johns · DF: Malcolm Brown · DF: Ian Evans · DF: Mick McCarthy · DF: John Breckin · MF: Ronnie Glavin · MF: Alan Birch · MF: Danny Wilson · FW: David Kemp · FW: Derek Hales · FW: Tony Kellow1981–82 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Mark Wallington · DF: Kirk Stephens · DF: Mick McCarthy · DF: Glenn Roeder · DF: Steve Buckley · MF: Ricky Hill · MF: Ian Banks · MF: Brian Horton · FW: David Moss · FW: Simon Stainrod · FW: Paul Walsh1982–83 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year GK: John Burridge · DF: John Humphrey · DF: Mick McCarthy · DF: Tony Gale · DF: John Ryan · MF: Kenny Hibbitt · MF: Ray Houghton · MF: Ronnie Glavin · FW: Kevin Keegan · FW: Andy Gray · FW: Gordon Davies1983–84 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Alex Williams · DF: Mel Sterland · DF: Mick McCarthy · DF: Mick Lyons · DF: Joey Jones · MF: Gary Megson · MF: Jimmy Case · MF: Tony Grealish · FW: Kerry Dixon · FW: Kevin Keegan · FW: Mark Hateley1984–85 Football League Second Division PFA Team of the Year GK: Terry Gennoe · DF: Paul Parker · DF: Mick McCarthy · DF: Billy Gilbert · DF: Bobby McDonald · MF: Neil Webb · MF: Clive Wilson · MF: Danny Wilson · FW: John Aldridge · FW: Billy Hamilton · FW: Paul WilkinsonRTÉ Sports Person of the Year winners 2000 Sonia O'Sullivan · 2001 Mick McCarthy · 2002 Pádraig Harrington · 2003 Barry Geraghty · 2004 Ronan O'Gara · 2005 Seán Óg Ó hAilpín · 2006 Henry Shefflin · 2007 Pádraig Harrington · 2008 Pádraig Harrington 2009 Brian O'Driscoll 2010 Graeme McDowell
1982 Pat Henderson | 1983 Brendan Edwards | 1984 Mick O'Dwyer | 1985 Mick Doyle | 1986 Jim McLaughlin | 1987 Jack Charlton | 1988 Jack Charlton | 1989 Jack Charlton | 1990 Billy Morgan and Fr Ml O'Brien | 1991 Pete McGrath | 1992 Brian McEniff | 1993 Jack Charlton | 1994 Eddie Jordan | 1995 Ger Loughnane | 1996 Liam Griffin | 1997 Brian Kerr | 1998 Brian Kerr | 1999 Sean Boylan | 2000 John Oxx | 2001 Mick McCarthy | 2002 Joe Kernan | 2003 Brian Cody | 2004 Eddie O'Sullivan | 2005 Mickey Harte | 2006 Brian Cody | 2007 Paul Doolin | 2008 Declan Kidney | 2009 Declan Kidney | 2010 Liam Sheedy |
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