Bill Harvey (footballer, born 1896)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Henry Harvey | ||
| Date of birth | 22 December 1896 | ||
| Place of birth | Netley, Hampshire, England | ||
| Date of death | 1972 (aged 75–76) | ||
| Place of death | North Shields, Northumberland, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Yorkshire Amateurs | |||
| West Riding Regiment | |||
| 1919–1920 | Sheffield Wednesday | 19 | (1) |
| 1921–1925 | Birmingham | 78 | (2) |
| 1925–1926 | Southend United | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| England Amateur | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1927–1928 | Birmingham | ||
| 1932–1938 | Chesterfield | ||
| 1938–1939 | Gillingham | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Henry Harvey (12 April 1896 – 1972) was an English association football player and manager. He played as an outside right in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Birmingham.[2] He also played first-class cricket for Border and Warwickshire.
Early life
Harvey was born at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Netley, near Southampton, in 1896.[3]
Playing career
Harvey played for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Southend United. His most successful spell was at Birmingham, where he made over 70 Football League appearances.
Managerial career
Harvey managed Birmingham from 1927 to 1928,[4] Chesterfield from 1932 to 1938[5] and Gillingham from 1938 to 1939.[6]
He died in North Shields, which was then in Northumberland, in 1972.[3]
References
- ^ Brum (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
- ^ a b "Bill Harvey". Sky is Blue. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
- ^ "Manager history for Birmingham City". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Manager history for Chesterfield". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
- ^ "Manager history for Gillingham". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
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- 1896 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Netley
- Footballers from Southampton
- English men's footballers
- England men's amateur international footballers
- Men's association football outside forwards
- Birmingham City F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- English football managers
- Gillingham F.C. managers
- Chesterfield F.C. managers
- Birmingham City F.C. managers
- English cricketers
- Border cricketers
- Warwickshire cricketers
- Cricketers from Southampton
- English football midfielder, 1890s birth stubs
- English cricket biography, 1890s birth stubs
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