SOCCER PLAYER

Johnny Carey

1919 - 1995

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johnny Carey has received more than 186,794 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Johnny Carey is the 6,208th most popular soccer player (down from 5,421st in 2019), the 349th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 348th in 2019) and the 16th most popular Irish Soccer Player.

Memorability Metrics

  • 190k

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  • 49.00

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.49

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Johnny Carey ranks 6,208 out of 21,273. Before him are Braulio Musso, Carlos Alberto Santos, Stevie Chalmers, Örjan Persson, Tomasz Frankowski, and Mehmet Topal. After him are Ragnar Sigurðsson, Francisco Fernández, Alan Smith, István Klimek, Mista, and Martin Dúbravka.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Johnny Carey ranks 336. Before him are Fenny Heemskerk, Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, Norman Lane, Leopold Neumer, Kaifi Azmi, and Shamshad Begum. After him are Kitty Wells, David Blackwell, Walt Hansgen, Mason Adams, George Avakian, and Naushad. Among people deceased in 1995, Johnny Carey ranks 313. Before him are Iqbal Masih, Harry Golombek, Terry Southern, Margaret Chase Smith, David Marshall, and Einari Teräsvirta. After him are Vivian Blaine, Art Taylor, Odette Hallowes, Charlie Rich, Rogelio Farías, and Paul Eddington.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Johnny Carey ranks 349 out of 549. Before him are Seán Brady (1939), Louis Walsh (1952), Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Sheamus (1978), Aidan Turner (1983), and William Smith O'Brien (1803). After him are Edward Carson (1854), Glen Hansard (1970), Colin O'Donoghue (1981), Sharon Corr (1970), Sir Henry Wilson, 1st Baronet (1864), and Lenny Abrahamson (1966).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Ireland

Among soccer players born in Ireland, Johnny Carey ranks 16. Before him are Tony Dunne (1941), Denis Irwin (1965), John McKenna (1855), Frank O'Farrell (1927), Johnny Giles (1940), and Damien Duff (1979). After him are Shay Given (1976), Frank Stapleton (1956), Steve Heighway (1947), Packie Bonner (1960), Ronnie Whelan (1961), and Steve Finnan (1976).

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