Career
He was described as "a sturdy little winger, quick off the mark with the rare gift of taking chances". Spotted playing local football on Teesside, Carrick was signed by manager Syd King in 1904 for West Ham United. He played only 18 games, scoring six goals, before he came to the attention of Tottenham Hotspur, moving to them in the summer of 1905.
Signed to replace John Kirwan who had moved to Chelsea, Carrick did not play regularly for Tottenham until the middle of the 1905-1906 season.
In March 1906 Tottenham travelled to play away games at Bristol Rovers and at Plymouth Argyle. On returning to London Carrick and a team-mate were suspended by Tottenham for "ignoring training rules".
He did not play for them again and was transferred to Reading before moving to Bradford City for the 1907-1908 season. In 1908 he moved to Northern Ireland to play for Glentoran.
He died in 1927 aged 44.
