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Johnny Carey

Statistics for Manchester United
344
Career Appearances

Johnny Carey (Republic of Ireland) made 344 appearances for Manchester United between 1937-1938 and 1952-1953, scoring 17 goals.

Full-Back b. 23 Feb 1919 – d. 23 Aug 1995 (aged 76) Dublin, Ireland 1.80 m (5′11″)

Republic of Ireland · Left Manchester United in 1953

Stats
17
Goals
344
Starts
0
Sub Apps
10
Seasons
1937-1938 → 1952-1953 gap
46th most appearances
Honours at Manchester United
3 trophies

Counts seasons in which Johnny Carey made at least one first-team appearance while the club won the trophy — squad membership, not a record of medals awarded (competitions set their own appearance thresholds for a medal). The number on each season is Johnny Carey’s appearances in all competitions that year, so you can judge how big a part they played. Full honours board →

Goals & Appearances
Season by Season
Season Apps Starts Sub Goals Ast Mins xG
1952-1953 37 37 0 1 — — —
1951-1952 39 39 0 3 — — —
1950-1951 43 43 0 0 — — —
1949-1950 43 43 0 1 — — —
1948-1949 49 49 0 1 — — —
1947-1948 43 43 0 1 — — —
1946-1947 33 33 0 0 — — —
1945-1946 4 4 0 0 — — —
1938-1939 34 34 0 6 — — —
1937-1938 19 19 0 4 — — —
Compare

Appearances, goals and starts span the club's full history. Minutes and assists are recorded from 1992–93 onward; xG only from 2016–17 — anything not covered shows “—”. Goals per game is not era-adjusted, so scoring rates aren't directly comparable across eras.

Appearances by Manager
3 managers
Manager Apps Starts Sub Goals
Scott Duncan 2 2 0 —
Walter Crickmer 51 51 0 10
Matt Busby 291 291 0 7
Record by Opponent
48 opponents
Opponent Apps Goals W D L
Blackpool 17 2 7 6 4
Chelsea 16 2 9 4 3
Derby County 16 2 10 2 4
Bolton Wanderers 14 1 7 2 5
Charlton Athletic 13 1 10 2 1
Burnley 12 1 5 4 3
Manchester City 10 1 3 6 1
Brentford 5 1 3 1 1
Leeds United 5 1 3 1 1
Barnsley 3 1 1 2 0
Leicester City 2 1 1 1 0
Nottingham Forest 2 1 1 0 1
Chesterfield 1 1 1 0 0
Luton Town 1 1 1 0 0
Wolverhampton Wanderers 17 — 8 3 6
Arsenal 16 — 8 3 5
Aston Villa 16 — 10 4 2
Liverpool 16 — 9 5 2
Portsmouth 15 — 7 6 2
Middlesbrough 14 — 11 2 1
Preston North End 13 — 6 5 2
Stoke City 13 — 3 4 6
Sunderland 13 — 2 2 9
Huddersfield Town 12 — 5 4 3
Everton 10 — 4 3 3
Newcastle United 10 — 5 4 1
Sheffield United 8 — 3 2 3
West Bromwich Albion 8 — 3 4 1
Birmingham City 6 — 1 2 3
Tottenham Hotspur 5 — 2 0 3
Blackburn Rovers 4 — 2 1 1
Bradford Park Avenue 4 — 2 2 0
Grimsby Town 4 — 2 1 1
Sheffield Wednesday 4 — 3 1 0
Fulham 3 — 2 0 1
Accrington Stanley 2 — 1 1 0
Southampton 2 — 0 1 1
Walthamstow Avenue 2 — 1 1 0
Bournemouth 1 — 1 0 0
Hull City 1 — 0 0 1
Millwall 1 — 1 0 0
Norwich City 1 — 0 1 0
Oldham Athletic 1 — 1 0 0
Plymouth Argyle 1 — 0 1 0
Stockport County 1 — 1 0 0
Watford 1 — 1 0 0
Weymouth 1 — 1 0 0
Yeovil Town 1 — 1 0 0
Match Appearances
Date Comp Opponent Score Goals Role
25 Apr 1953 D1 @ Middlesbrough L 0–5 S
20 Apr 1953 D1 Liverpool W 3–1 S
18 Apr 1953 D1 West Bromwich Albion D 2–2 S
11 Apr 1953 D1 @ Newcastle United W 2–1 S
6 Apr 1953 D1 Charlton Athletic W 3–2 S
3 Apr 1953 D1 @ Charlton Athletic D 2–2 S
28 Mar 1953 D1 @ Sheffield Wednesday D 0–0 S
14 Mar 1953 D1 @ Burnley L 1–2 S
7 Mar 1953 D1 Preston North End W 5–2 S
21 Feb 1953 D1 Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0–3 S

Appearance and goal records compiled from mufcinfo.com; minutes, assists and advanced stats (xG, ratings) via Transfermarkt and FBref where available. Last updated 29 September 2026. How we compile this data →