Louis Carey

Louis Anthony Carey (born 22 January 1977) is a professional football coach and former player who is the assistant manager of EFL League Two club Forest Green Rovers.

Louis Carey
Personal information
Full name Louis Anthony Carey[1]
Date of birth (1977-01-22) 22 January 1977
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Forest Green Rovers (assistant)
Youth career
000?–1995 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–2004 Bristol City 312 (5)
2004–2005 Coventry City 23 (0)
2005–2014 Bristol City 247 (7)
2015 Shepton Mallet 9 (1)
Total 591 (13)
International career
1998 Scotland U21 1 (0)
Managerial career
2023– Forest Green Rovers (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He played as a central defender, mostly for Bristol City. Carey, who was born in Bristol, was eligible to play for Scotland at international level through his grandparents, and played once for the Scotland U21 team.[3]

Career

Carey is a Bristol City supporter and came up through the ranks at Bristol City made his City debut in October 1995,[3] and was a regular in the first team both as a right back and centre back for 9 seasons, and was part of the side which won promotion to the Championship in 1997/1998. He signed a four-year deal in July 2000.[3] He was part of the side that won the 2003 Football League Trophy Final.[4]

Carey spent 6 months at Coventry City under Peter Reid and was in and out of the first team, playing 27 games in all competitions,[5] before then Bristol City manager Brian Tinnion signed him back after his contract was cancelled.[3]

On 4 August 2012, Carey was given a testimonial against local rivals Bristol Rovers, which City won 3–0.[3] Carey made his 500th appearance in all competitions for Bristol City on 15 March 2008.[3]

In July 2013, Carey was three games shy of equalling John Atyeo's appearance record for the club,[6] which he equalled in December 2013.[7] On 29 December 2013, Carey made his 646th appearance for Bristol City to become the club's new record holder.[8]

He left the club at the end of the 2013–14 season.[9]

On 16 January 2015, Carey signed for Western Premier League side Shepton Mallet on a one-year deal.

Having been employed as the under-16s coach at Southampton,[10] in July 2023, he departed Southampton to join Forest Green Rovers as assistant head coach.[11]

Career statistics

Sources:[12][13]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City1995–96Division Two160000000160
Bristol City1996–97Division Two430103000470
Bristol City1997–98Division Two37020202[lower-alpha 1]0430
Bristol City1998–99Division One410103000450
Bristol City1999–2000Division Two22000205[lower-alpha 1]0290
Bristol City2000–01Division Two463602000543
Bristol City2001–02Division Two370102000400
Bristol City2002–03Division Two26110005[lower-alpha 1]1322
Bristol City2003–04Division Two44120201[lower-alpha 1]0491
Total 3125140160133556
Coventry City2004–05Championship230103000270
Total 23010300270
Bristol City2004–05League One140000000140
Bristol City2005–06League One38310101[lower-alpha 1]0413
Bristol City2006–07League One38230105[lower-alpha 1]0472
Bristol City2007–08Championship33000103[lower-alpha 2]1371
Bristol City2008–09Championship280202100321
Bristol City2009–10Championship372202000412
Bristol City2010–11Championship210000000210
Bristol City2011–12Championship200100000210
Bristol City2012–13Championship160100000170
Bristol City2013–14League One2010001[lower-alpha 1]040
Total 247711071102759
Shepton Mallet2014–15Western League Premier Division9100000091
Career total 5911326026123266616
  1. Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
  2. Appearance(s) in EFL Championship play-offs

Honours

Bristol City

Individual

References
  1. "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 77. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
  2. Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Queen Anne Press. p. 78. ISBN 1-85291-651-6.
  3. "Bristol City official profile".
  4. "Bristol City sink Carlisle". BBC. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. Louis Carey at Soccerbase
  6. "Louis Carey: Bristol City defender unfazed by John Atyeo's record". BBC Sport. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  7. "Louis Carey: Bristol City record brings mixed emotions". BBC Sport. 23 December 2013. Retrieved 23 December 2013.
  8. "Bristol City 4–1 Stevenage". BBC Sport. 29 December 2013. Retrieved 29 December 2013.
  9. "Louis Carey: Bristol City record holder one of four to leave". BBC Sport. 7 May 2014. Retrieved 7 May 2014.
  10. "Video: Louis Carey Exclusive Interview". Bristol City FC. 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
  11. "David Horseman named FGR head coach". Forest Green Rovers FC. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
  12. "Louis Carey | Football Stats | No Club | Season 2013/2014 | 1995-2014 | Soccer Base". www.soccerbase.com.
  13. "1ST TEAM match reports". www.pitchero.com.
  14. "Bristol City 2–0 Carlisle". BBC Sport. 6 April 2003. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  15. "Henry retains PFA crown". BBC Sport. 25 April 2002. Retrieved 15 January 2023.

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