John Harvey (footballer, fl. 1890–1900)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Harvey | ||
Date of birth | c. 1867 | ||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||
Position(s) |
Inside right | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1888–1890 | Renton | ||
1890–1891 | Sunderland | 15 | (2) |
1891–1892 | Clyde | 26 | (6) |
1892–1897 | Sunderland | 80 | (9) |
1897–1899 | Newcastle United | 26 | (6) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Harvey was a
inside right.[1]
Club career
Having moved south from Scottish club
Football League Championship[4] (the club also won the title in 1895, but he played only six times that season).[5]
Harvey joined Sunderland's local rivals Newcastle United in 1897,[6] again with Johnny Campbell, and made his debut against Woolwich Arsenal F.C. on 4 September 1897 in a 4–1 win.[7] He retired from football in 1900 to become a trainer at St James' Park, where he had made 35 appearances in all competitions, scoring 10 goals.[8]
References
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
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(help) - ^ On This Day: 18 Jan 1890 - Sunderland legends make competitive debut in a controversial cup tie, Martin Wanless, Roker Report, 18 January 2021
- ^ "Blackburn 4-2 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "John Harvey". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ John Harvey, The StatCat
- ^ John Harvey, Toon1892
- ^ "Newcastle 4-1 Arsenal". toon1892.com, a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
- ^ "John Harvey". toon1892.com, a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere. Retrieved 29 July 2008.