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Alan Jarvis
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-08-04)4 August 1943
Place of birth Wrexham, Wales
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1963-1964 Everton 0 (0)
1964-1970 Hull City 153 (12)
1970-1973 Mansfield Town 12 (0)
Total 165 (12)
International career
1966-1967 Wales 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alan Leslie Jarvis ((1943-08-04)4 August 1943 in Wales – ) is a former Welsh international footballer.

He played for Everton, Hull City and Mansfield Town; while at Hull City he played 159 matches for the Tigers between 1964 and 1970, scoring 12 goals. He was part of the promotion-winning Hull City side of season 1965-66.

He was part of the Wales national football team between 1966 and 1967, playing 3 matches. He played his first match on 22 October 1966 against Scotland and his last match on 12 April 1967 against Northern Ireland.[1] After retiring, he returned to North Wales to work as a surveyor.

In 2014, it was revealed that Jarvis was in a care home in North Wales, having been diagnosed with an unknown form of dementia. His daughter was quoted as saying her family believed he was suffering from Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE).[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wales player database 1872 to 2013". eu-football.info. Retrieved 30 April 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/ex-hull-city-star-alan-jarvis-brain-damage/story-25243937-detail/story.html#uBxwg3Yi8VOfkiZW.99. Retrieved 06 December 2014. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)