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

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

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

  1. ^ Brum (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
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  3. ^ a b "Bill Harvey". Sky is Blue. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  4. Soccerbase
    . Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  5. Soccerbase
    . Retrieved 26 October 2011.
  6. Soccerbase
    . Retrieved 26 October 2011.