John Carey - International Appearances


The outstanding Irish player played 29 international matches for the Republic of Ireland and 7 for Northern Ireland, obtaining 36 international caps with two National Teams. All matches are friendlies unless stated otherwise.
Born:  23- 2-1919
Died:  22- 8-1995
Country:  Ireland
Caps:   29 for Ireland          (W 9-D 8-L12 - GF 43-GA 50 - %44.83)
Goals:   3
Caps:    7 for Northern Ireland (W 1-D 2-L 4 - GF 10-GA 21 - %28.57)
Total Caps:  36                 (W10-D10-L16 - GF 53-GA 71 - %41.67)
Total Goals:  3
Age First Cap for Ireland:          18 yr 257 d  7-11-1937 vs. Norway 3-3
Age Last Cap for Ireland:           34 yr  30 d 25- 3-1953 vs. Austria 4-0
Age First Cap for Northern Ireland: 27 yr 217 d 28- 9-1946 vs. England 2-7
Age Last Cap for Northern Ireland:  30 yr  14 d  9- 3-1949 vs. Wales 0-2
National Team Career for Ireland:          15 yr 128 d
National Team Career for Northern Ireland:  2 yr 162 d
Total Two Team Career:  15 yr 128 d


Cap   Date   Venue   	     Opponent          Score    Competition

for Ireland
 1   7-11-37 Dublin          Norway             3-3     World Cup Qualifier
 2  18- 5-38 Praha           Czechoslovakia     2-2
 3  22- 5-38 Warszawa        Poland             0-6
 4  18- 9-38 Dublin          Switzerland        4-0
 5  13-11-38 Dublin          Poland             3-2
 6  19- 3-39 Cork            Hungary            2-2
 7  18- 5-39 Budapest        Hungary            2-2
 8  23- 5-39 Bremen          Germany            1-1
 9  16- 6-46 Lisboa          Portugal           1-3
10  23- 6-46 Madrid          Spain              1-0
11  30- 9-46 Dublin          England            0-1
12   2- 3-47 Dublin          Spain              3-2
13   4- 5-47 Dublin          Portugal           0-2
14  23- 5-48 Lisboa          Portugal           0-2
15  30- 5-48 Barcelona       Spain              1-2
16   5-12-48 Dublin          Switzerland        0-1
17  24- 4-49 Dublin          Belgium            0-2
18  22- 5-49 Dublin          Portugal           1-0
19   2- 6-49 Stockholm       Sweden             1-3     World Cup Qualifier
20  12- 6-49 Dublin          Spain              1-4
21   8- 9-49 Dublin          Finland            3-0
22  21- 9-49 Liverpool       England            2-0 
23   9-10-49 Helsinki        Finland            1-1
24  13-11-49 Dublin          Sweden             1-3     World Cup Qualifier
25  26-11-50 Dublin          Norway             2-2
26  13- 5-51 Dublin          Argentina          0-1   
27  30- 5-51 Oslo            Norway             3-2
28  16-11-52 Dublin          France             1-1
29  25- 3-53 Dublin          Austria            4-0

for Northern Ireland
 1  28- 9-46 Belfast         England            2-7     Home Championship  
 2  27-11-46 Glasgow         Scotland           0-0     Home Championship  
 3  16- 4-47 Belfast         Wales              2-1     Home Championship  
 4   5-11-47 Liverpool       England            2-2     Home Championship  
 5   9-10-48 Belfast         England            2-6     Home Championship  
 6  17-11-48 Glasgow         Scotland           2-3     Home Championship  
 7   9- 3-49 Belfast         Wales              0-2     Home Championship  

Goals (for Ireland):

Cap  5     1 goal
Cap  6     1 goal
Cap 25     1 goal

Total      3 goals


Total Record

           Matches Won Draw Lost For Against Points  Percentage
Ireland       29     9   8  12    43- 50      26     44.83
N. Ireland     7     1   2   4    10- 21       4     28.57

Total         36    10  10  16    53- 71      30     41.67


Types of Matches and Goals

                      Goals Matches
Friendlies        	 3   26 (all Ireland)
Home Championship        0    7 (all Northern Ireland)
World Cup Qualifier      0    3 (all Ireland)

Total                    3   36
 


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Last updated: 13 Oct 2016

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