About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 45. Chapters: Johnny Carey, Kevin O'Flanagan, Con Martin, Jimmy Dunne, Paddy Sloan, Billy Walsh, Tommy Breen, Alex Stevenson, Jimmy McAlinden, Frank O'Farrell, Davy Walsh, Paddy Moore, Tom Aherne, Reg Ryan, Tommy Eglington, Jimmy Kelly, Peter Farrell, Tommy Godwin, Jackie Vernon, Harry Duggan, Bill Gorman, Tom Davis, Paddy Coad, Matt O'Mahoney, Jackie Brown, Bill Hayes, Billy McMillan, Owen Madden, Rory Keane, Paddy Bradshaw, Mick O'Flanagan, Ned Weir, Sean Fallon, Peter Corr, Fred Horlacher, Tommy Moroney, Johnny Gavin, John Feenan, Jackie O'Driscoll, Paddy Farrell, Fred Kiernan, Alf Ringstead, Davy Jordan, Tommy O'Connor, Florrie Burke, Mick Hoy, Peter Desmond, Jack O'Reilly, Tommy Donnelly, Billy Richardson, Willie Hayes, Hugh Connolly, Robin Lawler, Mattie Clarke, Owen Kinsella, Brendan O'Kelly, Tommy Foy, Frank Glennon, Emmet McLoughlin, Bobby Smith, Patrick Kavanagh, Bobby Duffy. Excerpt: John Joseph "Johnny" Carey (23 February 1919 in Dublin, Ireland - 22 August 1995 in Macclesfield, England), also known as Jackie Carey, was an Irish footballer and manager. As a player Carey spent most of his career at Manchester United, where he was team captain from 1946 until he retired as a player in 1953. He was also a dual internationalist, playing for and captaining both Ireland teams - the FAI XI and the IFA XI. In 1947 he also captained a Europe XI which played a Great Britain XI at Hampden Park. In 1949 he was voted the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year and in the same year captained the FAI XI that defeated England 2-0 at Goodison Park, becoming the first non-UK team to beat England at home. Carey was also the first non-UK player and the first Irishman to captain a winning team in both an FA Cup Final and the First Division. Like his contemporary Con Martin, Carey was an extremely versatile footballer...
