Mick McCarthy took charge of 279 matches at Ipswich Town. (Image: Pagepix)
Mick McCarthy took charge of 279 matches at Ipswich Town. (Image: Pagepix)
Former Ipswich Town manager Mick McCarthy has been inducted into the League Managers Association Hall of Fame for managing 1,000 competitive matches.
The 66-year-old was honoured during the 33rd League Managers Association Annual Awards dinner in London alongside fellow 1,000-club members Jose Mourinho, Jurgen Klopp, David Moyes and Ian Holloway.
Congratulations to Mick McCarthy on being inducted into the LMA Hall of Fame 1000 club, honouring the remarkable achievement of managing 1000 competitive matches throughout an incredible career#LMAAnnualAwards | @SkySports pic.twitter.com/dT82hldLzx
— LMA (@LMA_Managers) May 27, 2025
McCarthy managed at Portman Road from 2012 until 2018, taking charge of 279 matches, winning 105, drawing 76 and losing 98.
He worked wonders on a shoestring budget to get Town to the play-offs in the 2014/15 season, but quit after a 1-0 win over Barnsley in April 2018.
The Irishman has been in charge of 1,042 games, started his managerial career with Millwall when he was still a player in 1992, before becoming Ireland manager in 1996.
McCarthy went on to take charge of Sunderland and Wolves were he helped them win promotion to the Premier League, before his spell at Town.
He took charge of Ireland for a second spell, before a stint in charge of APOEL in Cyprus and a returned to England with Cardiff City, with his last job being at Blackpool from January to April 2023.