| Michael Joseph McCarthy (born 7 February 1959) is a professional football manager, pundit and former footballer. He was most recently the head coach of Blackpool.
McCarthy began his playing career at Barnsley in 1977 as a central defender, and he later had spells at Manchester City, Celtic, Lyon, and finally Millwall, retiring in 1992. Born and raised in England, he represented the Republic of Ireland, for whom he earned 57 caps and played at UEFA Euro 1988 and the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
McCarthy managed Millwall and then the Republic of Ireland. He guided the country to the knockout stage of the last 16 of the 2002 FIFA World Cup. He later managed Sunderland, Wolverhampton Wanderers and Ipswich Town. McCarthy began a second tenure as manager of the Republic of Ireland national team in November 2018, leaving after having guided the team to a UEFA Euro 2020 playoff place. He then had brief spells at Cypriot club APOEL, Cardiff City and Blackpool. He has also been a television pundit and commentator, including for the BBC and Virgin Media Television. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article |
| Millwall | 92/96 | | Ireland | 96/02 | | World Cup 02 | 4 | | Sunderland | 03/06 | | EPL 02/03 | 9 | | FA Cup 03/04 | 2 | | EPL 05/06 | 28 | | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 06/12 | | Championship 06/07 | 48 | | Championship 07/08 | 46 | | FA Cup 07/08 | 3 | Championship 08/09  | 46 | | League Cup 08/09 | 2 | | FA Cup 08/09 | 2 | | League Cup 09/10 | 2 | | EPL 09/10 | 38 | | FA Cup 09/10 | 3 | | League Cup 10/11 | 3 | | EPL 10/11 | 38 | | FA Cup 10/11 | 3 | | League Cup 11/12 | 3 | | EPL 11/12 | 25 | | FA Cup 11/12 | 2 | | Ipswich Town | 12/18 | | Championship 12/13 | 33 | | FA Cup 12/13 | 1 | | Championship 13/14 | 46 | | League Cup 13/14 | 1 | | FA Cup 13/14 | 2 | | Championship 14/15 | 48 | | League Cup 14/15 | 1 | | FA Cup 14/15 | 2 | | Championship 15/16 | 46 | | League Cup 15/16 | 3 | | FA Cup 15/16 | 2 | | Championship 16/17 | 46 | | League Cup 16/17 | 1 | | FA Cup 16/17 | 2 | | Championship 17/18 | 41 | | League Cup 17/18 | 2 | | FA Cup 17/18 | 1 | | Ireland | 18/20 | | Friendlies 19 | 2 | | Euro Qual 20 | 8 | | APOEL Nicosia | 20/21 | | Cardiff City | 21 | Championship 20/21 | 22 | Friendlies 21 | 2 | League Cup 21/22 | 2 | Championship 21/22 | 14 | | Blackpool | 23 | | Championship 22/23 | 13 | | FA Cup 22/23 | 1 |
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