John Harvey (footballer, fl. 1890–1900)

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John Harvey
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Personal information
Full name John Harvey
Date of birthc. 1867
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Inside right
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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 Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Newcastle United as an inside right. [1]

Club career

Having moved south from Scottish club Renton (where he had won two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups) alongside Johnny Campbell and David Hannah, [2] Harvey made his debut for Sunderland on 18 January 1890 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup first round; his team lost the game 4–2 after extra time at Leamington Road. [3] Harvey played for Sunderland during two spells from 1889 to 1891 and 1892 to 1897, with a short stay at Clyde in between. Overall he made 109 league and FA Cup appearances for the Roker Park side, scoring 11 goals, and in 1893 won the 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]

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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.
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  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.