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John Cornelius McCarthy (born 10 February 1893 date of death unknown) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Footscray in the VFL. He was known during his career as Con McCarthy. Originally from Western Australia McCarthy was a ruckman and started his league career in 1915 with Collingwood. He was a premiership player with them in 1917 and 1919 the latter as captain. He also captained Victoria during his career leading the VFL at the 1921 Perth Carnival.