Editing Mick McCarthy (section)

===Manchester City===
The [[Maine Road]] club won promotion in McCarthy's first full season and he finally had the chance to play at the highest level. His first season in the top flight was steady enough as the club reached mid-table, but relegation struck the following year. McCarthy himself would not face the drop though as he moved to [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] in May 1987.<ref>{{cite news |date=15 August 1987 |page=13 |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29537305/the_guardian/ |title=Accent still on Merseyside |first=David |last=Lacey |via=[[Newspapers.com]]  |access-date= 15 March 2019}}{{free access}}</ref>