Autographs of Johnny Carey

John Joseph Carey (23 February 1919 – 22 August 1995) was an Irish professional 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 and played in nine different positions throughout his career. He even played in goal for United on one occasion. More about Johnny Carey

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Current items with a signature of Johnny Carey

These are the most current items with a signature of Johnny Carey that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.

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thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY ERIC BELL BLACKBURN ROVERS MANCHESTER UTD autographs signed page£15.00logo
thumbnailJohnny Carey Hand Signed Manchester United 1948 Photo £20£20.00logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UNITED 1948 SIGNED PICTURE 14 x 11 MOUNT & FRAMED EIRE£95.00logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UTD 1936-1953 FA CUP IRELAND signed original autograph£8.50logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UTD 1937-1953 RARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED ANNUAL CUTTING£18.50logo
As a schoolboy, Carey played football for Home Farm. As a youth, he also played Gaelic football and was selected for the Dublin county team at minor level before he signed for St James's Gate at the start of the 1936–37 season. After just two months of League of Ireland football, he was spotted by Billy Behan, a Dublin-based Manchester United scout. Behan convinced the United chief scout, Louis Rocca, to check him out and in November 1936 United signed him for a then League of Ireland record fee of £250. He made his debut as an inside-left for United on 23 September 1937 against Southampton. During his first season with United, Carey, together with Harry Baird, Jack Rowley, Tommy Bamford, Tommy Breen and Stan Pearson, helped United gain promotion to the First Division.

During the Second World War, Carey continued to play for Manchester United and between 1939 and 1943 he played 112 games and scored 47 goals in the wartime regional leagues. He also played as a guest for several other clubs including Cardiff City, Manchester City, Everton, Liverpool and Middlesbrough On 28 April 1940, Carey guested for a League of Ireland XI against a Scottish Football League XI in a 3–2 defeat at Dalymount Park. His teammates on the day included Jimmy Dunne, Paddy Bradshaw and John Feenan. He also guested for Shamrock Rovers in a League of Ireland game against Limerick on 6 April 1941. He gave a good performance at inside left, scoring in a 5–0 win. He guested again for Rovers in April 1942 and scored twice in a 7–1 win against Shelbourne. He also played and scored again for Rovers in a League of Ireland Shield game at Milltown against Waterford United on 11 November 1945. Carey also served with the British Army in both Italy and the Middle East and while in Italy, he also played part-time for several different clubs using the nickname Cario. When the war ended Carey received several offers to stay on in Italy. Read even more about Johnny Carey at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Johnny Carey

In total, we tracked 147 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.

The most expensive item with a signature of Johnny Carey (Fully Signed FA Cup 1948 Team Group X13 Manchester United Johnny Carey Morris ++) was sold in July 2014 for £159.00 while the cheapest item (Signed Johnny Carey Manchester United FC Football Autograph Book Page 1950s) found a new owner for £0.99 in November 2021. The month with the most items sold (5) was November 2015 with an average selling price of £5.50 for an autographed item of Johnny Carey. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in July 2014 with £100.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was December 2014. In average, an autographed item from Johnny Carey is worth £7.99.

Most recently, these items with a signature of Johnny Carey were sold on eBay - click here for more items.

Picture Item Title Price Store
thumbnail259 - Johnny Carey signed Man United Image showing him lifting 1948 FA Cup£10.62logo
thumbnailGenuine Johnny Carey Manchester United & Ireland Legend Autograph Signed .£7.50logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UNITED 1937-1953 RARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED MAG PICTURE£9.50logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UNITED 1937-1953 RARE ORIGINAL HAND SIGNED PICTURE£7.00logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UNITED 1948 WEMBLEY LEGEND HAND-SIGNED PHOTOCARD (6)£10.00logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UNITED FC 1936-1953 EIRE INT RARE ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH£5.00logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UNITED LEGEND HAND-SIGNED PHOTOCARD (5)£15.95logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UNITED LEGEND HAND-SIGNED VINTAGE PICTURE£13.95logo
thumbnailJohnny Carey Manchester United Vintage Autograph £2.99logo
thumbnailJOHNNY CAREY MANCHESTER UTD 1936-1953 IRELAND original autograph signed cutting£12.50logo