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Football player Mick McCarthy

Michael Joseph McCarthy

Mick McCarthy

Born on 7 February 1959 (age 65)

National team appearances of Mick McCarthy

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Rep. of Ireland	1984 - 1992	57	22	2	3	2		0.035
Total:		57	22	2	3	2		0.035

managing career of the player

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Goals/ Caps
Manchester City FC, Manchester	23 May 1984 - 29 Apr 1987	20	1	1
Celtic FC, Glasgow	23 May 1987 - 26 Apr 1989	16	4		2	1	0.063
Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon	06 Sep 1989 - 11 Oct 1989	2	2
Millwall FC, London	28 Mar 1990 - 07 Jun 1992	19	15	1	1	1	0.053

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. in

Sub. off

Goals

Goals/ Caps

European Championship final tournament (EC)

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

World Cup final tournament (WC)

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.067

Total:

0.035

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
23 May 1984	Poland	debut	25 years 3 months 16 days
27 May 1986	Czechoslovakia	first cap as captain	27 years 3 months 20 days
27 Apr 1988	Yugoslavia	first goal	29 years 2 months 20 days
14 Nov 1990	England	50th cap	31 years 9 months 7 days
7 Jun 1992	Portugal	last appearance	33 years 4 months

Record of Mick McCarthy's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Yugoslavia	1		1	1				1.000	1	1.000
United States	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
(+) other teams									54
Total:	2		2	2	0	0	0	1.000	57	0.035

Record of national team matches played by Mick McCarthy

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Rep. of Ireland national team	57	23	22	12	60	33	59.7

Mick McCarthy's international caps

as player of Manchester City FC, Manchester:

debut age - 25 years 3 months 16 days

23 May 1984 19:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Dalymount Park

0-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Poland

Friendly International

03 Jun 1984

Sapporo, Maruyama Stadium

0-1

China vs Rep. of Ireland

Kirin Cup 1984, Semifinal

08 Aug 1984 20:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Dalymount Park

0-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Mexico

Friendly International

14 Nov 1984 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

3-0

Denmark vs Rep. of Ireland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

05 Feb 1985 19:30

Dublin, Dalymount Park

1-2

Rep. of Ireland vs Italy

Friendly International

27 Feb 1985 14:15 (+2:00)

Ramat Gan, National Stadium

0-0

Israel vs Rep. of Ireland

Friendly International

26 Mar 1985 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

2-1

England vs Rep. of Ireland

Friendly International

26 May 1985 15:30 (+1:00)

Cork, Flower Lodge

0-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Spain

Friendly International

02 Jun 1985 15:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

3-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Switzerland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

11 Sep 1985 20:00 (+2:00)

Bern, Wankdorfstadion

0-0

Switzerland vs Rep. of Ireland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

16 Oct 1985 19:00 (+3:00)

Moscow, Lenin Central Stadium

2-0

Soviet Union vs Rep. of Ireland

1986 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

26 Mar 1986 16:30

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

0-1

Rep. of Ireland vs Wales

Friendly International

23 Apr 1986 18:45 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

1-1

Rep. of Ireland vs Uruguay

Friendly International

25 May 1986 17:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

1-2

Iceland vs Rep. of Ireland

Iceland Triangular Tournament 1986

27 May 1986 19:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

0-1

Czechoslovakia vs Rep. of Ireland

Iceland Triangular Tournament 1986

15 Oct 1986 15:30 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

0-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Scotland

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 7

12 Nov 1986 17:00 (+1:00)

Warsaw, Stadion Wojska Polskiego

1-0

Poland vs Rep. of Ireland

Friendly International

18 Feb 1987 20:00

Glasgow, Hampden Park

0-1

Scotland vs Rep. of Ireland

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 7

01 Apr 1987 18:30 (+3:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

2-1

Bulgaria vs Rep. of Ireland

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 7

29 Apr 1987 18:15 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

0-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Belgium

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 7

as player of Celtic FC, Glasgow:

23 May 1987 15:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

1-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Brazil

Friendly International

28 May 1987 20:00 (+2:00)

Luxembourg City, Stade Municipal

0-2

Luxembourg vs Rep. of Ireland

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 7

14 Oct 1987 15:30 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

2-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Bulgaria

UEFA Euro 1988 Qualifying, Group 7

10 Nov 1987 20:00

Dublin, Dalymount Park

5-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Israel

Friendly International

23 Mar 1988 16:30

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

2-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Romania

Friendly International

age when scoring first goal - 29 years 2 months 20 days

27 Apr 1988 18:15 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

2-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Yugoslavia

Friendly International

1х

01 Jun 1988 19:00 (+2:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-0

Norway vs Rep. of Ireland

Friendly International

12 Jun 1988 15:30 (+2:00)

Stuttgart, Neckarstadion

0-1

England vs Rep. of Ireland

1988 UEFA European Championship, Group B

15 Jun 1988 20:15 (+2:00)

Hannover, Niedersachsenstadion

1-1

Rep. of Ireland vs Soviet Union

1988 UEFA European Championship, Group B

18 Jun 1988 15:30 (+2:00)

Gelsenkirchen, Parkstadion

1-0

Netherlands vs Rep. of Ireland

1988 UEFA European Championship, Group B

14 Sep 1988 20:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-0

Northern Ireland vs Rep. of Ireland

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

19 Oct 1988 15:30 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

4-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Tunisia

Friendly International

16 Nov 1988 20:30 (+1:00)

Seville, Estadio Benito Villamarín

2-0

Spain vs Rep. of Ireland

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

07 Feb 1989 19:45

Dublin, Dalymount Park

0-0

Rep. of Ireland vs France

Friendly International

08 Mar 1989 18:00 (+1:00)

Budapest, Népstadion

0-0

Hungary vs Rep. of Ireland

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

26 Apr 1989 17:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

1-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Spain

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

as player of Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon:

06 Sep 1989 17:30 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

1-1

Rep. of Ireland vs West Germany

Friendly International

11 Oct 1989 13:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

3-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Northern Ireland

1990 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 6

as player of Millwall FC, London:

28 Mar 1990 15:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

1-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Wales

Friendly International

25 Apr 1990 17:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

1-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Soviet Union

Friendly International

complete list

Comments

Rep. of Ireland upcoming fixtures

UEFA Nations League

Bulgaria vs Rep. of Ireland

Plovdiv, Thursday 20 March 2025

UEFA Nations League

Rep. of Ireland vs Bulgaria

Dublin, Sunday 23 March 2025

World Cup 2026 Qualification

Rep. of Ireland vs Hungary

Saturday 6 September 2025

World Cup 2026 Qualification

Armenia vs Rep. of Ireland

Tuesday 9 September 2025

Rep. of Ireland fixtures

Mick McCarthy's most often teammates

Packie Bonner (1984 - 1992) - 42 games
Paul McGrath (1985 - 1992) - 40 games
Ray Houghton (1986 - 1992) - 38 games
John Aldridge (1986 - 1992) - 37 games
Kevin Moran (1984 - 1992) - 33 games