Alex McCarthy

Date of birth03 December 1989
Place of birthGuildford
NationalityEnglish
Weight75 kg
Height1.93 m
PositionGoalkeeper

Alex McCarthy also had a loan spell at Woking.

His contract at Reading was extended to June 2013 in August 2010.

He joined Queens Park Rangers in August 2014 with a four-year contract.

Alex joined Crystal Palace in July 2015 with a four-year contract.

He joined Southampton in August 2016 with a three-year contract that was extended to June 2022 in June 2018.

Club history

Team Joined Left Loan / Trialist
Cambridge United 29 Mar 2008 29 Apr 2008 L
Reading 02 Jul 2008 29 Aug 2014
Team Bath 24 Oct 2008 24 Nov 2008 L
Aldershot Town 02 Feb 2009 03 Mar 2009 L
Yeovil Town 24 Jul 2009 31 May 2010 L
Brentford 12 Aug 2010 31 Aug 2010 L
Leeds United 04 Nov 2011 04 Jan 2012 L
Ipswich Town 09 Jan 2012 28 Mar 2012 L
Queens Park Rangers 29 Aug 2014 23 Jul 2015
Crystal Palace 23 Jul 2015 01 Aug 2016
Southampton 01 Aug 2016

Club stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2008-09 Aldershot Town League Two 3
1
8
2009-10 Yeovil Town League Cup 1 4
2009-10 Yeovil Town League One 44 10 52
1
2010-11 Brentford League One 3 6
2010-11 Reading FA Cup 2 1 1
2010-11 Reading League Championship 12
1
4 14
1
2011-12 Ipswich Town League Championship 10 2 15
1
2011-12 Leeds United League Championship 6 3 4
2011-12 Reading League Cup 1 2
2012-13 Reading League Cup 1 2
2012-13 Reading Premier League 13 23
2013-14 Reading League Championship 44 10 52
2014-15 Queens Park Rangers FA Cup 1 3
2014-15 Queens Park Rangers Premier League 2
1
6
2014-15 Reading League Cup 1 1
2015-16 Crystal Palace Premier League 7 1 7
2016-17 Southampton League Cup 2 2
2017-18 Southampton FA Cup 5 3 3
2017-18 Southampton Premier League 18 1 26
2
2018-19 Southampton Premier League 25 1 41
1
2019-20 Southampton League Cup 3 2 3
2019-20 Southampton Premier League 28 8 34
2020-21 Southampton League Cup 1
1
2020-21 Southampton Premier League 30 5 55
2
2021-22 Southampton Premier League 17 3 27
1
2022-23 Southampton FA Cup 1 1
2022-23 Southampton League Cup 2 2
2022-23 Southampton Premier League 6 16


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

Club matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
21 Sep 2016 Southampton v Crystal Palace W 2-0 League Cup 3rd round
26 Oct 2016 Southampton v Sunderland W 1-0 League Cup 4th round
30 Dec 2017 Manchester United v Southampton D 0-0 Premier League
02 Jan 2018 Southampton v Crystal Palace L 1-2 Premier League
06 Jan 2018 Fulham v Southampton W 0-1 FA Cup 3rd round
13 Jan 2018 Watford v Southampton D 2-2 Premier League
21 Jan 2018 Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur D 1-1 Premier League
27 Jan 2018 Southampton v Watford W 1-0 FA Cup 4th round
31 Jan 2018 Southampton v Brighton and Hove Albion D 1-1 Premier League
03 Feb 2018 West Bromwich Albion v Southampton W 2-3 Premier League
11 Feb 2018 Southampton v Liverpool L 0-2 Premier League
17 Feb 2018 West Bromwich Albion v Southampton W 1-2 FA Cup 5th round
24 Feb 2018 Burnley v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
03 Mar 2018 Southampton v Stoke City D 0-0 Premier League
10 Mar 2018 Newcastle United v Southampton L 3-0 Premier League
18 Mar 2018 Wigan Athletic v Southampton W 0-2 FA Cup Quarter-final
31 Mar 2018 West Ham United v Southampton L 3-0 Premier League
08 Apr 2018 Arsenal v Southampton L 3-2 Premier League
14 Apr 2018 Southampton v Chelsea L 2-3 Premier League
19 Apr 2018 Leicester City v Southampton D 0-0 Premier League
22 Apr 2018 Chelsea v Southampton L 2-0 FA Cup Semi-final
28 Apr 2018 Southampton v AFC Bournemouth W 2-1 Premier League
05 May 2018 Everton v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
08 May 2018 Swansea City v Southampton W 0-1 Premier League
13 May 2018 Southampton v Manchester City L 0-1 Premier League
12 Aug 2018 Southampton v Burnley D 0-0 Premier League
18 Aug 2018 Everton v Southampton L 2-1 Premier League
25 Aug 2018 Southampton v Leicester City L 1-2 Premier League
01 Sep 2018 Crystal Palace v Southampton W 0-2 Premier League
17 Sep 2018 Southampton v Brighton and Hove Albion D 2-2 Premier League
22 Sep 2018 Liverpool v Southampton L 3-0 Premier League
29 Sep 2018 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton L 2-0 Premier League
07 Oct 2018 Southampton v Chelsea L 0-3 Premier League
20 Oct 2018 AFC Bournemouth v Southampton D 0-0 Premier League
27 Oct 2018 Southampton v Newcastle United D 0-0 Premier League
04 Nov 2018 Manchester City v Southampton L 6-1 Premier League
10 Nov 2018 Southampton v Watford D 1-1 Premier League
24 Nov 2018 Fulham v Southampton L 3-2 Premier League
01 Dec 2018 Southampton v Manchester United D 2-2 Premier League
05 Dec 2018 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton L 3-1 Premier League
08 Dec 2018 Cardiff City v Southampton L 1-0 Premier League
16 Dec 2018 Southampton v Arsenal W 3-2 Premier League
22 Dec 2018 Huddersfield Town v Southampton W 1-3 Premier League
27 Dec 2018 Southampton v West Ham United L 1-2 Premier League
30 Dec 2018 Southampton v Manchester City L 1-3 Premier League
12 Jan 2019 Leicester City v Southampton W 1-2 Premier League
19 Jan 2019 Southampton v Everton W 2-1 Premier League
30 Jan 2019 Southampton v Crystal Palace D 1-1 Premier League
02 Feb 2019 Burnley v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
09 Feb 2019 Southampton v Cardiff City L 1-2 Premier League
27 Aug 2019 Fulham v Southampton W 0-1 League Cup 2nd round
24 Sep 2019 Portsmouth v Southampton W 0-4 League Cup 3rd round
29 Oct 2019 Manchester City v Southampton L 3-1 League Cup 4th round
02 Nov 2019 Manchester City v Southampton L 2-1 Premier League
09 Nov 2019 Southampton v Everton L 1-2 Premier League
23 Nov 2019 Arsenal v Southampton D 2-2 Premier League
30 Nov 2019 Southampton v Watford W 2-1 Premier League
04 Dec 2019 Southampton v Norwich City W 2-1 Premier League
08 Dec 2019 Newcastle United v Southampton L 2-1 Premier League
14 Dec 2019 Southampton v West Ham United L 0-1 Premier League
21 Dec 2019 Aston Villa v Southampton W 1-3 Premier League
26 Dec 2019 Chelsea v Southampton W 0-2 Premier League
28 Dec 2019 Southampton v Crystal Palace D 1-1 Premier League
01 Jan 2020 Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur W 1-0 Premier League
11 Jan 2020 Leicester City v Southampton W 1-2 Premier League
18 Jan 2020 Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 2-3 Premier League
21 Jan 2020 Crystal Palace v Southampton W 0-2 Premier League
01 Feb 2020 Liverpool v Southampton L 4-0 Premier League
15 Feb 2020 Southampton v Burnley L 1-2 Premier League
22 Feb 2020 Southampton v Aston Villa W 2-0 Premier League
29 Feb 2020 West Ham United v Southampton L 3-1 Premier League
07 Mar 2020 Southampton v Newcastle United L 0-1 Premier League
19 Jun 2020 Norwich City v Southampton W 0-3 Premier League
25 Jun 2020 Southampton v Arsenal L 0-2 Premier League
28 Jun 2020 Watford v Southampton W 1-3 Premier League
05 Jul 2020 Southampton v Manchester City W 1-0 Premier League
09 Jul 2020 Everton v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
13 Jul 2020 Manchester United v Southampton D 2-2 Premier League
16 Jul 2020 Southampton v Brighton and Hove Albion D 1-1 Premier League
19 Jul 2020 AFC Bournemouth v Southampton W 0-2 Premier League
26 Jul 2020 Southampton v Sheffield United W 3-1 Premier League
12 Sep 2020 Crystal Palace v Southampton L 1-0 Premier League
16 Sep 2020 Southampton v Brentford L 0-2 League Cup 2nd round
20 Sep 2020 Southampton v Tottenham Hotspur L 2-5 Premier League
26 Sep 2020 Burnley v Southampton W 0-1 Premier League
04 Oct 2020 Southampton v West Bromwich Albion W 2-0 Premier League
17 Oct 2020 Chelsea v Southampton D 3-3 Premier League
25 Oct 2020 Southampton v Everton W 2-0 Premier League
01 Nov 2020 Aston Villa v Southampton W 3-4 Premier League
06 Nov 2020 Southampton v Newcastle United W 2-0 Premier League
23 Nov 2020 Wolverhampton Wanderers v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
29 Nov 2020 Southampton v Manchester United L 2-3 Premier League
07 Dec 2020 Brighton and Hove Albion v Southampton W 1-2 Premier League
13 Dec 2020 Southampton v Sheffield United W 3-0 Premier League
16 Dec 2020 Arsenal v Southampton D 1-1 Premier League
19 Dec 2020 Southampton v Manchester City L 0-1 Premier League
26 Dec 2020 Fulham v Southampton D 0-0 Premier League
29 Dec 2020 Southampton v West Ham United D 0-0 Premier League
16 Jan 2021 Leicester City v Southampton L 2-0 Premier League
26 Jan 2021 Southampton v Arsenal L 1-3 Premier League
30 Jan 2021 Southampton v Aston Villa L 0-1 Premier League
02 Feb 2021 Manchester United v Southampton L 9-0 Premier League
06 Feb 2021 Newcastle United v Southampton L 3-2 Premier League
14 Feb 2021 Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 1-2 Premier League
20 Feb 2021 Southampton v Chelsea D 1-1 Premier League
23 Feb 2021 Leeds United v Southampton L 3-0 Premier League
10 Mar 2021 Manchester City v Southampton L 5-2 Premier League
21 Apr 2021 Tottenham Hotspur v Southampton L 2-1 Premier League
30 Apr 2021 Southampton v Leicester City D 1-1 Premier League
15 May 2021 Southampton v Fulham W 3-1 Premier League
18 May 2021 Southampton v Leeds United L 0-2 Premier League
23 May 2021 West Ham United v Southampton L 3-0 Premier League
14 Aug 2021 Everton v Southampton L 3-1 Premier League
22 Aug 2021 Southampton v Manchester United D 1-1 Premier League
28 Aug 2021 Newcastle United v Southampton D 2-2 Premier League
11 Sep 2021 Southampton v West Ham United D 0-0 Premier League
18 Sep 2021 Manchester City v Southampton D 0-0 Premier League
26 Sep 2021 Southampton v Wolverhampton Wanderers L 0-1 Premier League
02 Oct 2021 Chelsea v Southampton L 3-1 Premier League
16 Oct 2021 Southampton v Leeds United W 1-0 Premier League
23 Oct 2021 Southampton v Burnley D 2-2 Premier League
30 Oct 2021 Watford v Southampton W 0-1 Premier League
05 Nov 2021 Southampton v Aston Villa W 1-0 Premier League
20 Nov 2021 Norwich City v Southampton L 2-1 Premier League
27 Nov 2021 Liverpool v Southampton L 4-0 Premier League
01 Dec 2021 Southampton v Leicester City D 2-2 Premier League
04 Dec 2021 Southampton v Brighton and Hove Albion D 1-1 Premier League
17 May 2022 Southampton v Liverpool L 1-2 Premier League
22 May 2022 Leicester City v Southampton L 4-1 Premier League
23 Aug 2022 Cambridge United v Southampton W 0-3 League Cup 2nd round
09 Nov 2022 Southampton v Sheffield Wednesday W 1-1 (6-5) League Cup 3rd round
01 Mar 2023 Southampton v Grimsby Town L 1-2 FA Cup 5th round
27 Apr 2023 Southampton v AFC Bournemouth L 0-1 Premier League
30 Apr 2023 Newcastle United v Southampton L 3-1 Premier League
08 May 2023 Nottingham Forest v Southampton L 4-3 Premier League
13 May 2023 Southampton v Fulham L 0-2 Premier League
21 May 2023 Brighton and Hove Albion v Southampton L 3-1 Premier League
28 May 2023 Southampton v Liverpool D 4-4 Premier League


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International stats

Season Team Competition Apps Subs Clean sheets Conceded Y R
2010-11 England Under-21 2
1
1 2
2018-19 England International Friendly
1


Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.

International matches

Date Match Result Competition Round
10 Aug 2010 England v Uzbekistan W 2-0 Under-21
24 Mar 2011 Denmark v England W 0-4 Under-21
28 Mar 2011 England v Iceland L 1-2 Under-21
15 Nov 2018 England v USA W 3-0 International Friendly


Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.