James Lee Duncan Carragher (; born 28 January 1978) is an English football pundit and former
footballer who played as a
defender for
Premier League club
Liverpool during a career which spanned 17 years. A
one-club man
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, he was Liverpool's
vice-captain for 10 years, and is the club's second-longest ever serving player, making his 737th appearance for Liverpool in all competitions on 19 May 2013. Carragher also holds the record for the most appearances in European competition for Liverpool with 149.
Carragher started his career at the
Liverpool Academy, making his professional debut in the
1996–97 season, and becoming a first team regular the following season. Having initially played as a full-back, the arrival of manager
Rafael Benítez in 2004 saw Carragher move to become a centre-back, where he found his best form. His honours with Liverpool total two
FA Cups, three
League Cups, two
Community Shields, one
Champions League, one
UEFA Cup, and two
Super Cups.
Internationally, Carragher held the national record for most caps at under-21 level and earned his senior debut in 1999. He represented England at
UEFA Euro 2004 and the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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, before announcing his retirement from international football in 2007. He did, however, temporarily come out of retirement in order to represent England at the
2010 FIFA World Cup
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, before retiring again with 38 senior England caps.
Following his retirement in 2013 Carragher joined
Sky Sports, where he appears as a commentator and pundit. In July 2020,
CBS Sports announced Carragher would join their Champions League studio broadcast team.
Club career
Beginnings and Cup treble (1988–2004)
Born in
Bootle, Merseyside, Carragher attended the FA's school of excellence in
Lilleshall in his youth. Although a childhood
Everton supporter, he joined
Merseyside rivals Liverpool in 1988, and regularly turned up at Liverpool's School of Excellence wearing a
Graeme Sharp Everton kit.
Carragher's father was also an Everton supporter, and his two middle names (Lee Duncan) are a tribute to
Gordon Lee and
Duncan McKenzie – manager Lee dropped McKenzie on the day of Carragher's birth. He spent a year at the Everton School of Excellence at the age of 11, but returned to Liverpool due to the club's superior coaching set-up under
Steve Heighway. He failed to impress in his first appearances to the Liverpool A and B teams due to his then-small stature, but after being moved from up front to a midfield role he was able to establish himself in the
reserve team. He played his first game for the reserves in the 1994–95 season, and was named man of the match against
Blackburn Rovers at
Haig Avenue. He helped Liverpool to win the
1996 FA Youth Cup with a 4–1 aggregate victory over a
West Ham United side that included
Rio Ferdinand and
Frank Lampard.
Carragher was tried out in defence for the first time during the tournament, and later admitted that Liverpool were not the most technically gifted side in the competition, but instead relied on team spirit and the outstanding talents of
Michael Owen.
He made his first team debut for the "Reds" under
Roy Evans
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in a
League Cup quarter-final against
Middlesbrough at the
Riverside Stadium on 8 January 1997, coming on as a substitute for
Rob Jones 75 minutes into a 2–1 defeat. Three days later he made his
Premier League debut as a substitute at
Anfield, playing the entire second half of a 0–0 draw with
West Ham United.
On 18 January, he was scheduled to play as a centre-half against
Aston Villa
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, only to be replaced in the starting line-up by
Bjørn Tore Kvarme; however
Patrik Berger was taken ill and Carragher was his last minute replacement in central midfield.
He played well alongside
Jamie Redknapp and scored his first goal with a header in front of the
Kop in a 3–0 win. Despite this auspicious start, it proved to be his last contribution to the
1996–97 campaign.
Carragher broke into the first team in the
1997–98 season as the team struggled to keep pace with
Arsenal
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and
Manchester United
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despite having talented players such as Owen, Redknapp,
Robbie Fowler
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As a player, he was a striker, and is the eighth-highest goalscorer in the history ...
,
Steve McManaman
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and
Paul Ince. Throughout his early playing career, he was essentially used as a utility player that spent time as a centre-half, full-back and defensive
midfielder in a squad that was often negatively labelled the "
Spice Boys".
Carragher learned to shun the spotlight and focus on football instead as new manager
Gérard Houllier used him consistently in a new continental side focused on discipline. In his autobiography, Carragher admitted that "I always felt close to Gérard", and was full of praise for the French manager during the early part of his reign. He went on to make 44 appearances in the
1998–99 season, and was named as the club's Player of the Year.
Carragher was restricted to the right-back position after scoring two own goals in a 3–2 home defeat to Manchester United early in the
1999–2000 season. Houllier never again played him at centre-back, as
Sami Hyypiä and
Stéphane Henchoz formed solid partnership.
The
2000–01 season saw Carragher switch to the left-back position and win his first senior honours, as Liverpool went on to win the
FA Cup,
League Cup,
UEFA Cup,
Community Shield and
Super Cup
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in the space of just a few months.
During a January 2002
FA Cup tie against
Arsenal
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, he threw a coin back into the stands that had been tossed at him and received a red card. He escaped an
FA misconduct charge after publicly apologising, but he did receive a formal police warning about the incident.
From 2002 to 2004, Carragher was hit by two serious injuries, missing the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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for an operation on his knee, and later receiving a broken leg after a tackle by
Blackburn Rovers'
Lucas Neill at
Ewood Park
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in September 2003. During this period, his place in the team was also threatened by signings of
Steve Finnan
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He is the only player to have played in the World Cup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Cup, Intertoto Cup, all four levels of the Engl ...
and
John Arne Riise. Despite this, he was able to win a second
League Cup in 2003 with Liverpool, and shortly afterwards was named the club's vice-captain.
Champions League and FA Cup success (2004–2007)
The
2004–05 season proved to be a career-defining one for Carragher. New manager
Rafael Benítez moved him to centre-half, where he would manage 56 appearances all season alongside
Sami Hyypiä. Carragher developed a reputation as a strong and positionally astute defender and would remain in the centre-half position for the rest of his career.
This season saw Carragher prove central to Liverpool's triumph in the
UEFA Champions League, in particular when he made two vital last-ditch intercepts in the
Final in extra-time whilst suffering from cramp. Carragher was subsequently awarded the
Liverpool Player of the Year Award at the end of the campaign, and went on to captain the team to their
UEFA Super Cup victory over
CSKA Moscow. Carragher was nominated for football's most prestigious individual accolade, the
Ballon d'Or, in
2005
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.
In May 2006, Carragher played in the
FA Cup Final against
West Ham United, his tenth final in as many years of club football. Despite scoring an own goal in the 21st minute, Liverpool went on to win the Final 3–1 on penalties after the match finished 3–3 after extra-time, giving Carragher his second
FA Cup win. He would appear in the
FA Community Shield
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win two months later.
On 9 December 2006, Carragher scored his first league goal since January 1999, in a match against
Fulham
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at
Anfield. Fellow defender
Daniel Agger
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flicked the ball on from a corner, and Carragher slid the ball under Fulham keeper
Jan Laštůvka at the far post. The goal was only his fourth in his Liverpool career.
In Liverpool's
Champions League semi-final second leg against
Chelsea on 1 May 2007, Carragher set a new record for the most appearances in European competition for the club, his 90th European match taking him past
Ian Callaghan's 89 matches between 1964 and 1978.
Carragher was voted as Liverpool's Player of the Year for a third time after the
2006–07 season by the fans, and immediately agreed a contract extension until 2011. That season also saw Carragher announce his international retirement, citing frustration with a lack of appearances under
Steve McClaren.
Later Liverpool career (2007–2013)
The
2007–08 season saw Carragher reach his 500th appearance for Liverpool, for which he was made captain. On 18 May 2009, in the match against
West Bromwich Albion, Carragher was involved in an on-field clash with fellow defender
Álvaro Arbeloa, and the two had to be separated by teammates
Xabi Alonso and
Daniel Agger
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. Manager
Rafael Benítez refused to comment on the matter, while Carragher later explained, "We want to keep a clean sheet and we want
Pepe to have a chance of the
Golden Glove for the fourth season running."
The following season saw many questioning his performances and whether he should remain in the starting line-up, although a solid performance against
Manchester United
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on 25 October 2009 silenced his critics. Four days later, he was sent off in a game against
Fulham
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, which was his first red card in more than seven years.
On 4 September 2010, a mixture of Liverpool players past and present played an
Everton XI in Carragher's charity fund-raising
testimonial match. All proceeds from the game at
Anfield went to local charities through Carragher's 23 Foundation. He scored a goal for each side as his Liverpool team beat Everton XI 4–1, first by scoring from the spot for the Reds before converting a penalty own goal for the club he had supported as a boy after the break.
On 24 October 2010, Carragher scored his seventh own goal in the Premier League. Weeks later, Carragher dislocated his shoulder in a 2–1 defeat to
Tottenham Hotspur, the same game being his 450th Premier League appearance for Liverpool. He was out for around three months with the injury as it required surgery. He returned on 6 February against
Chelsea.
On 24 February 2011, Carragher made his 137th European appearance in a match against
Sparta Prague at
Anfield, setting a new British record. On 17 April 2011, during a match against
Arsenal
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at the
Emirates Stadium
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, both Carragher and
Jon Flanagan
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tried to head away the same ball, resulting in their heads colliding and Carragher being knocked out. After 6 minutes of treatment Carragher was stretchered off and replaced by
Sotirios Kyrgiakos. Carragher recovered in time to make his 666th appearance for Liverpool days later, in 5–2 victory against
Fulham
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. This appearance put Carragher second in the list of Liverpool's all-time appearance makers, behind only
Ian Callaghan with 857 games. In 2012, Carragher won a third
League Cup with Liverpool.
In the first game of the
2012–13 season, and the start of
Brendan Rodgers' term as Liverpool manager, Carragher made his 700th appearance for Liverpool in a 1–0 victory in the
Europa League third round qualifying tie against
FC Gomel. Carragher often captained the side during the Europa League, and after a period of time only making league appearances as a substitute, he began to again earn a string of starting places.
Retirement
On 7 February 2013, Carragher announced that he would retire at the end of the season, stating "It has been a privilege and honour to represent this great club for as long as I have and I am immensely proud to have done so since I was 9."
On 9 March 2013, he played his 500th league game for Liverpool, in a 3–2 win over
Tottenham Hotspur. On 19 May 2013, Carragher played his 737th and final game for Liverpool in a 1–0 win over
Queens Park Rangers. Before the match, he was given a guard of honour and was presented with a special trophy commemorating his career by
Steven Gerrard
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and
Ian Callaghan. During the match, despite his sparse goal record, Carragher hit
Robert Green's post with a 30-yard strike, before being substituted in the 87th minute to a standing ovation from both sets of fans and players.
Post-retirement activity
In 2009, Carragher set up the 23 Foundation, a charitable foundation with the stated aims of helping the youth of Merseyside. In 2010 he donated all the proceeds from his testimonial year to the charity which created an initial fund of £1 million.
In August 2015, Jamie Carragher visited "Carragher's", a pub dedicated to his career at Liverpool, on West 39th street,
Manhattan, New York. It was revealed that Carragher would return to the pitch to play for England in
Soccer Aid, a charity football match in aid of
UNICEF, alongside Robbie Fowler.
In January 2018, Carragher visited Kingsway House, a shelter which had been set up for rough sleepers by Liverpool hotel firm Signature Living. He spent several hours talking to homeless residents and the volunteers and announced plans for a special charity football match featuring ex-Liverpool and ex-Everton players and celebrities.
Carragher has worked with Liverpool fan Andy Grant, a former Royal Marine who was hit by a bomb in Afghanistan at the age of 20 and subsequently had his right leg amputated, in helping to promote his story and his subsequent autobiography. Both men are from Bootle and Grant has said: "It's safe to say I never dreamed that at 30 I would be able to call on a mate and have him host a night of talking about my autobiography". In May 2018, Grant released his book 'You'll Never Walk'. Carragher was present at several of the book launches and provided the foreword for the book.
On 10 October 2018, Carragher joined the opening of Cotton Street shelter. The Cotton Street Project welcomes Liverpool's most vulnerable members of society to enjoy the shelter. Carragher said "What Lawrence is doing is fantastic. I am proud to give him and the Cotton Street Project my support. I'll be keeping in regular contact with those using the shelter and hopefully helping them to turn their lives around for the better."
International career
In 1996, Carragher made his first appearance for the
England U21 side. Playing as a defensive midfielder, he became a regular for the team and was eventually made
captain
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. By 2000, when he became ineligible for the team due to age, he had set the record for the most caps at this level with 27. This record was later eclipsed in 2007 by former Liverpool goalkeeper
Scott Carson
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.
On 28 April 1999 he earned his first cap for the senior
England team, coming on as a substitute against
Hungary. He made his full international début against
Netherlands at
White Hart Lane in 2001, and later came on as a substitute in England's famous
5–1 victory over
Germany in the
Olympiastadion. Carragher missed the
2002 FIFA World Cup
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to undergo surgery on a knee injury; though he had the option to delay surgery this would have required him to miss pre-season training with Liverpool.
He was selected for
UEFA Euro 2004 but did not play a game,
Ledley King being preferred in his position. He was later selected for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
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, and although not in the original starting eleven, he replaced
Gary Neville who suffered an injury.
Carragher was one of three players to have a penalty saved by Portugal's
Ricardo, as England yet again succumbed to a penalty shoot-out exit in the quarter-finals. Carragher, who had been brought on as a substitute for
Aaron Lennon late in the game, scored with his first attempt but was forced to re-take his penalty by the referee
Horacio Elizondo who had not blown his whistle. His shot hit the bar from the follow-up attempt.
During a
Euro 2008 qualifier, against
Israel, in
Tel Aviv, Carragher hit the bar with a looping header as the match ended goalless.
On 9 July 2007 it was reported that Carragher was considering retiring from the England squad. When ''
Talksport'' host
Adrian Durham accused Carragher of "bottling it" on his programme, Carragher phoned in to defend himself and say that as he was not being regularly selected he was indeed thinking about retirement, but would leave it until the upcoming match against
Germany to decide. Carragher did subsequently retire from international football, although he left open the possibility to return if needed for an international tournament. In his autobiography, he stated a number of reasons for his retirement: he prioritized Liverpool over England, he wanted to spend more time with his family, and most of all he was unwilling to feature as a squad player.
On 11 May 2010, it was announced that Carragher had been named in
Fabio Capello
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's preliminary 30-man squad for the
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. Carragher said of his return to international football, "The FA got in touch a few weeks ago and asked if I would have a rethink, due to injury problems; I said I would make myself available."
On 24 May, Carragher played his first match for England in three years, a friendly against
Mexico which England won 3–1. Carragher appeared in both of England's opening World Cup games, receiving a booking in each which resulted in a one-match ban. He was not selected for the knock-out stage exit at the hands of
Germany, being dropped in favour of
Matthew Upson. Carragher subsequently permanently retired from international football, stating that his international return had been a "one-off" due to injuries to other players.
Style of play
Carragher played as an
attacking midfielder in his early days at Anfield and had been a
striker
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as a child, but he soon learned the art of defending.
He was able to play across the back four, often playing as a utility
full back on either flank, and occasionally in the
centre of midfield early in his Liverpool career but went on to spend most of his time at club and country level at centre-back. When playing at full back Carragher was sometimes labelled as a "limited
defender" as he compared unfavourably with attacking full-backs due to his lack of pace or notable technical skills.
However, as a
centre back he came into his own, and came to be regarded as one of the best English and Premier League defenders of his generation. A strong, versatile and consistent old-fashioned centre-back, who was known in particular for his work-rate, stamina, loyalty, leadership and commitment, as well as his courageous, no-nonsense and hard-tackling playing style, Carragher was gifted with organisational ability, intelligence, concentration, and tactical awareness, which enabled him to excel at reading the game, chase down opponents, and produce last-ditch tackles.
Former teammate
Jamie Redknapp described him as "ultra competitive and probably the most driven footballer I have ever met".
Carragher was named by
Didier Drogba
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as the toughest opponent he had ever played against with the Ivorian describing him as an aggressive but fair defender.
In addition to his defensive skills, Carragher was also known for his longevity.
Media career
Carragher signed a contract with Sky Sports for the 2013/14 season to appear as a
pundit
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alongside
Graeme Souness
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A midfielder, Souness was the captain of the successful Liverpool team of the early 1980s, player-manager of Ranger ...
,
Gary Neville and
Jamie Redknapp.
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Sky Sports (30 April 2013). Carragher appeared on ''
Monday Night Football'' on Sky Sports alongside
Gary Neville with presenter
Ed Chamberlin from 2013 to 2016. Carragher and Neville were praised for their analysis, with their former
on-field rivalry adding to their personalities on-air.
Carragher is an occasional sports columnist for the ''
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''. In January 2014 the ''Daily Mail'' struck a partnership deal with
TalkSPORT radio which saw ''Mail'' journalists and columnists, including Carragher, appear as guests on the station.
In August 2017,
TV3 Sport, the Danish Sports Channel (owned by Modern Times Group) signed Carragher as its new football expert. Carragher provides expert live analysis of the UEFA Champions League.
On 11 October 2017, Carragher was unveiled as ''
The Telegraph''s new football columnist. In June 2018 he joined its team of expert commentators to cover the World Cup in Russia. He also featured in ''The Telegraph''s Total Football podcast throughout the tournament.
On 11 March 2018, the ''
Daily Mirror'' published a video showing Carragher spitting at a car carrying a man and 14-year-old girl after covering Manchester United's 2–1 win over Liverpool for Sky. The man driving the vehicle "goaded" Carragher, shouting "Unlucky Jamie lad. Two, one." After the video surfaced, Carragher issued an apology to the driver and his daughter, calling it a "moment of madness" and the "worst mistake" of his career. He was suspended by Sky Sports and removed from Danish channel TV3 Sport's upcoming coverage the following day. He returned to TV3 Sport in early April 2018. Peter Norrelund, CEO of ''
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'' issued a statement, saying "I do not think that a single mistake should have such serious consequences that we can no longer have Jamie Carragher on the team. Therefore, he is back on the football field for TV3 when quarter-finals are played in early April."
Carragher made a brief appearance on
Sky Sports in July, giving an interview following England's World Cup semi-final defeat to Croatia, before resuming his role as a football pundit in August 2018 for the start of the 2018–19 Premier League season.
Personal life
Carragher married his childhood sweetheart, Nicola Hart, in 2005 and they have two children.
His son,
James, is also a professional footballer currently playing for
Wigan Athletic. Carragher was awarded the
Freedom of the Borough of Sefton for his local charity work and "the exceptional example he sets to the youth of today" in 2008. He occasionally visits schools as part of his charity work, promoting the importance of family life.
Politically, Carragher is a supporter of the
Labour Party and endorsed
Andy Burnham
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in his
leadership election in 2010. His autobiography, ''Carra'', was released in 2008. Carragher has become a patron to the
Alder Hey Charity
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.
On 8 April 2020, during the
COVID-19 pandemic in Malta, in a message of encouragement to the nation, Carragher revealed that he had Maltese descent through his Maltese-born grandfather Paul Vassallo.
Career statistics
Club
International
Honours
Liverpool Youth
*
FA Youth Cup
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:
1995–96
Liverpool
*
FA Cup:
2000–01,
2005–06; runner-up:
2011-12
*
League Cup:
2000–01,
2002–03,
2011–12; runner-up:
2004-05
*
FA Community Shield
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:
2001
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,
2006
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; runner-up:
2002
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UEFA Champions League:
2004–05; runner-up
2006-07
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UEFA Cup:
2000–01
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UEFA Super Cup:
2001
The September 11 attacks against the United States by Al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror, were a defining event of 2001. The United States led a Participants in ...
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2005
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FIFA Club World Championship runner-up:
2005
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Individual
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PFA Premier League Team of the Year:
2005–06
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Liverpool Player of the Season Award:
1999
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2005
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Freedom of the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton
The Metropolitan Borough of Sefton is a metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England. It was formed on Local Government Act 1972, 1 April 1974, by the amalgamation of the county boroughs of Bootle and Southport, the municipal borough of Crosby, ...
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Honorary Fellowship from
Liverpool John Moores University
, mottoeng = Fortune favours the bold
, established = 1823 – Liverpool Mechanics' School of Arts1992 – Liverpool John Moores University
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, endowment =
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: July 2012.
See also
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List of one-club men
References
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External links
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LFC History Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carragher, Jamie
1978 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Bootle
Footballers from Merseyside
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England youth international footballers
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England B international footballers
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