Con McCarthy

Con McCarthy
Personal information
Full name	John Cornelius McCarthy
Date of birth	(1893-02-10)10 February 1893
Date of death	19 June 1975(1975-06-19) (aged 82)
Height/Weight	180cm / 89kg
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1915–1921 1925–1926 Total	Collingwood Footscray	101 (22) 030 (17) 131 (39)
Coaching career3
Years	Club	Games (W–L–D)
1925	Footscray	17 (4–13–0)
1 Playing statistics correct to end of 1926 season. 3 Coaching statistics correct as of 1925.
Career highlights
Collingwood premiership player 1917 Collingwood premiership captain 1919 Collingwood captain 1919 Footscray captains 1925–1926

John Cornelius "Con" McCarthy (10 February 1893 - 19 June 1975)^[1] was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Footscray in the VFL. He was known during his career as Con McCarthy.

Originally from Western Australia, McCarthy was a ruckman and started his league career in 1915 with Collingwood. He was a premiership player with them in 1917 and 1919, the latter as captain. He also captained Victoria during his career, leading the VFL at the 1921 Perth Carnival.

McCarthy joined Footscray in 1922 as captain-coach and led them to back to back VFA premierships in 1923 and 1924. This saw Footscray promoted to the VFL in 1925 and McCarthy was their inaugural captain and coach. He retired at the end of the 1926 season.

References

External links

• Con McCarthy's statistics from AFL Tables
• Con McCarthy's coaching record at AFL Tables
• Fullpointsfooty profile