Alan Harvey

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Alan Harvey
Personal information
Date of birth (1942-04-11) 11 April 1942 (age 81) [1]
Place of birth Barnsley, England [1]
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) [1]
Position(s) Defender [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1961 Gainsborough Trinity
1961–1963 Toronto City
1963–1964 Denaby United
1964–1966 Toronto Roma
1968 Toronto Falcons 28 (3)
1969 Rochester Lancers
1970 Serbian White Eagles
1970–1972 Toronto Croatia
International career
1968 Canada 4 (0)
Managerial career
1970 Serbian White Eagles
1972 Toronto Croatia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Harvey (born 11 April 1942) is a former professional soccer player. [2] He played club soccer for Toronto Roma, Toronto Falcons, Rochester Lancers, and Toronto Croatia. Born in England, he represented Canada at international level.

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Club career

Harvey played in the Midland League in 1961 with Gainsborough Trinity. [3] In 1961, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto City for three seasons. [4] During the off season he continued playing in the Midland League with Denaby United in the 1963–64 season. [3] [5] In 1963, Toronto City traded Harvey to Toronto Roma for Ray Edwards and George Crook. [6] In 1968, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Falcons. [7]

In 1969, he played in the American Soccer League with Rochester Lancers. [1] The following season he served as a player-coach with the Serbian White Eagles in the National Soccer League. [8] [9] For the remainder of the 1970 season he played with Toronto Croatia. [10] He assisted Croatia in securing the Canadian Open Cup by defeating Vancouver Eintracht in 1971. [11] In 1972, he served as a player-coach on an interim basis for Toronto Croatia until the arrival of Gordan Irović. [12]

International career

Harvey made his debut for the Canada national team on 6 October 1968 against Bermuda in a World Cup qualifier match. [2]

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Profile". Canada Soccer Association. Retrieved 7 January 2017.
  3. 1 2 Jose, Colin (2001). On-Side – 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Vaughan, Ontario: Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. p. 207.
  4. ↑ Waring, Ed (1 June 1961). "10,926 See Toronto City Blank Italia, 1 to 0". The Globe and Mail. p. 29.
  5. ↑ "Apr 4 - Gainsborough 6 Denaby 0 - Nothing goes well for Denaby. - Conisbrough and Denaby Main Local History". www.sites.google.com. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  6. ↑ Waring, Ed (15 June 1963). "Harvey to Roma: Toronto City Deals For Edwards, Crook". The Globe and Mail. p. 23.
  7. ↑ Waring, Ed (13 May 1968). "Jurisevic sets pace: Falcons score first victory, 3-2". The Globe and Mail. p. 19.
  8. ↑ "Selective fhieves take tickets for Celtic-United game". The Globe and Mail . 24 April 1970. p. 31.
  9. ↑ Waring, Ed (27 April 1970). "White Eagles blanked in NSL opener". The Globe and Mail . p. 21.
  10. ↑ "C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA". 27 May 2010. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2017.
  11. ↑ Kernaghan, Jim (18 October 1971). "Toronto Croatia overcomes Vancouver". Toronto Daily Star . p. 31.
  12. ↑ Waring, Ed (1 May 1972). "Blaskovic broke ice then leg in '72 soccer season opener". The Globe and Mail . p. S4.


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