John Harvey (footballer, fl. 1890–1900)

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John Harvey
Personal information
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

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ On This Day: 18 Jan 1890 - Sunderland legends make competitive debut in a controversial cup tie, Martin Wanless, Roker Report, 18 January 2021
  3. ^ "Blackburn 4-2 Sunderland". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 21 March 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  4. ^ "John Harvey". A Love Supreme. Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  5. ^ John Harvey, The StatCat
  6. ^ John Harvey, Toon1892
  7. ^ "Newcastle 4-1 Arsenal". toon1892.com, a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere. Retrieved 29 July 2008.
  8. ^ "John Harvey". toon1892.com, a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere. Retrieved 29 July 2008.