Mick McCarthy (Gaelic footballer)

Mick McCarthy
Personal information
Irish name	Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Forward
Born	Skibbereen, County Cork
Nickname	Small Mick
Club(s)
Years	Club
1980s-1990s	O'Donovan Rossa
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Munster titles	1
All-Ireland Titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1988-199	Cork	17 (3-22)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	2

Mick McCarthy (1965 – February 1998) was an Irish sportsperson. He was born in Skibbereen, County Cork. He played Gaelic football with his local club O'Donovan Rossa and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 198 until 199.He won two senior All Ireland medals with Cork and captained O'Donovan Rossa to an All Ireland club final which they won.He scored 1-8 which made him the highest scorer in an All Ireland club final.^[1]

McCarthy was fatally injured in a road traffic accident on February 4, 1998.^[2]

References

↑ "Cork GAA Profile". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 2009-03-25.
↑ "Mick McCarthy an appreciation". www.independent.ie. 1998-02-06. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

He was also a member of the successful O Donovan Rossa team which won the Cork County, Munster and All Ireland Club Football Championship in 1992/1993

Sporting positions
Preceded by	Cork Senior Football Captain 1993	Succeeded by Stephen O'Brien

Cork – 1988 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

1 J. Kerins 2 N. Cahalane 3 C. Corrigan 4 S. O'Brien 5 T. Davis 6 C. Counihan 7 T. Nation (c) 8 S. Fahy 9 T. McCarthy 10 P. McGrath 11 L. Tompkins 12 B. Coffey 13 D. Allen 14 D. Barry 15 M. McCarthy Subs used C. O'Neill for M. McCarthy J. O'Driscoll for P. McGrath Played in drawn game 2 D. Walsh Subs not used M. Maguire D. Culloty M. Burns Manager B. Morgan

Cork – 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (5th title)

Subs used: J. O'Driscoll for B. Coffey; M. McCarthy for S. Fahy; D. Culloty for J. Cleary

Subs not used: M. Maguire; T. Nation; D. Walsh; M. Burns; C. O'Neill; E. O'Mahony

Manager: B. Morgan

Selectors: B. Honahan; S. Murphy; D. Loughman; M. Farr

Cork – 1990 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (6th title)

Subs used: P. Hayes for D. Barry; J. O'Driscoll for M. McCarthy; J. Cleary for P. McGrath

Subs not used: M. Maguire; C. Corrigan; T. Davis; J. Kerrigan; D. Walsh; M. O'Connor

Manager: B. Morgan

Selectors: B. Honahan; S. Murphy; D. Loughman; C. Collins

O'Donovan Rossa – 1993 All-Ireland Senior Club Football Champions (1st title)

1 K. O'Dwyer 2 J. Evans 3 J. O'Donovan 4 F. McCarthy 5 G. O'Driscoll 6 T. Davis 7 I. Breen 8 D. O'Driscoll 9 B. O'Donovan 10 B. Carmody 11 J. O'Driscoll 12 D. Davis 13 N. Murphy 14 M. McCarthy 15 P. Davis Subs used M. McCarthy for G. O'Driscoll

Cork – 1993 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Subs used: D. Culloty for T. McCarthy; J. Cleary for M. McCarthy; C. Counihan for C. Corkery

Subs not used: K. O'Dwyer; M. Farr; L. Honohan; P. Coleman; P. Hegarty; B. Murphy

Manager: B. Morgan

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