His side most of it clinched the title in 1963 - Carey's Chicks ..."Carey was a thoughtful, quiet-spoken man and a pipe smoker, with a passion for skilful football, but he had great presence on the pitch and was a natural leader."...... nuff said
He also played in the 3-0 over England at GP.
Gentleman Johnny: the Irish soccer star who became a legend
He was the Dublin soccer player who became an international football star, captaining Manchester United and Ireland. In this extract from the Dictionary of Irish Biography's new book Irish Sporting Lives, James Quinn tells the story of Johnny Careywww.rte.ie
Not so good from EFC.... "He managed Everton (1958–61) and, despite reaching fifth place in 1961 (their best post-war position to that date), he was infamously sacked in the back of a taxi".
He claimed far more compensation of our club in 1967 - John Moore's admitted his legal team badly advised him over the way he sacked Carey .....
