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Bill Harvey (footballer, born 1896)

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Bill Harvey
Personal information
Full name William Henry Harvey
Date of birth (1896-12-22)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

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Harvey was born at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Netley, near Southampton, in 1896.[3]

Playing career

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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

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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

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  1. ^ Brum (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  2. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012) [2002]. Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 130. ISBN 978-1-905891-61-0.
  3. ^ a b "Bill Harvey". Sky is Blue. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Manager history for Birmingham City". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Manager history for Chesterfield". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Manager history for Gillingham". Soccerbase. Retrieved 26 October 2011.