Bill Harvey (footballer, born 1896)

William Henry Tompkins 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.

Bill Harvey

Personal information
Full name	William Henry Tompkins 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)
National team
	England Amateur
Teams managed
1927–1928	Birmingham
1932–1938	Chesterfield
1938–1939	Gillingham
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

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. "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.