Bill Harvey

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William "Bill" Harvey (12 April 1896, Shirley, Southampton – 1970) was an English association football player and manager.

[edit] 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.

[edit] Managerial career

Harvey managed Birmingham City from 1927 to 1928,[1] Chesterfield from 1932 to 1938[2] and Gillingham from 1938 to 1939.[3]

He is not to be confused with another Bill Harvey (born 1920, died 2002), who managed Luton Town and Grimsby Town in the 1960s.[4]

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Manager history for Birmingham City". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=291&teamTabs=managers. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  2. ^ "Manager history for Chesterfield". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=656&teamTabs=managers. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  3. ^ "Manager history for Gillingham". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/teams/team.sd?team_id=1098&teamTabs=managers. Retrieved 26 October 2011. 
  4. ^ Richard Bright (2002-02-06). "Akinbiyi set for Palace debut". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2002/02/06/sfncry07.xml. Retrieved 2007-08-20. "Former Grimsby manager Bill Harvey, the only manager in the club's history to have been born in the town, has died at the age of 82. Harvey played for Grimsby boys but never played for the first team." 
Chesterfield F.C. – managers


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