Lawrence James Carberry (18 January 1936 – 26 June 2015) was an English professional
footballer
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. Carberry started his career with local amateurs
Bootle
Bootle (pronounced ) is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton, Merseyside, England, which had a population of 51,394 in 2011; the wider Bootle (UK Parliament constituency), Parliamentary constituency had a population of 98,449.
Histo ...
in 1953. His career began when
Ipswich Town
Ipswich Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Ipswich, Suffolk, England. They play in League One, the third tier of the English football league system.
The club was founded in 1878 but did not turn profession ...
manager
Alf Ramsey spotted him.
He turned professional with Ipswich in May 1956.
[The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946-1998 (Queen Anne Press)]
During his career at Portman Road, he made over 250 appearances. He was ever-present in the side that won the League Championship in 1961–62, having previously won the
Third Division South Championship in 1957 and the
Division Two Championship
in 1960–61.
In July 1965, he was transferred to
Barrow. After a disappointing 17 league appearances in his two seasons at Holker Street,
he joined
Lancashire Combination
The Lancashire Combination was a football league founded in the North West of England in 1891–92. It absorbed the Lancashire League in 1903. In 1968 the Combination lost five of its clubs to the newly formed Northern Premier League. In 1982 it ...
side
Burscough F.C.
Burscough Football Club is an English football club based in Burscough, Lancashire. The club is a member of the North West Counties League, and competes in the Premier Division. Its home ground is The Community Stadium, in Burscough.
Histor ...
in 1967.
Personal life
Carberry's grandson
Adam Blakeman
Rev. Adam Blakeman (10 June 1596 – 7 September 1665) was an English Church of England clergyman who was an early migrant to New England and a founder of Stratford, Connecticut.
Blakeman was born in Gnosall, Staffordshire, England on 10 Ju ...
has played for professional teams like Liverpool (2002-2009) and Bolton Wanderers (2009-2011-2013) and he currently plays for
Chorley F.C.
Chorley Football Club is a semi-professional football club based in Chorley, Lancashire, England. They currently compete in and play their home matches at Victory Park. The club was founded as a rugby union club in 1875 but switched to footba ...
Honours
Ipswich Town
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Football League First Division
The Football League First Division was a division of the Football League in England from 1888 until 2004. It was the top division in the English football league system from the season 1888–89 until 1991–92, a century in which the First ...
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1961–62
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Football League Second Division
The Football League Second Division was the second level division in the English football league system between 1892 and 1992. Following the foundation of the FA Premier League, the Football League divisions were renumbered and the third ti ...
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1960–61
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Football League Third Division South
The Third Division South of The Football League was a tier in the English football league system from 1921 to 1958. It ran in parallel with the Third Division North with clubs elected to the League or relegated from Division Two allocated to on ...
:
1956–57
Individual
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Ipswich Town Hall of Fame: Inducted 2010
References
External links
Larry Carberry at Pride of Anglia
1936 births
2015 deaths
Men's association football defenders
Ipswich Town F.C. players
Barrow A.F.C. players
Burscough F.C. players
Footballers from Liverpool
English men's footballers
English people of Irish descent
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