| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Henry 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) |
| International career | |||
| England Amateur | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1927–1928 | Birmingham | ||
| 1932–1938 | Chesterfield | ||
| 1938–1939 | Gillingham | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Henry 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.
Harvey was born at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Netley, near Southampton, in 1896.[3]
Harvey played for Sheffield Wednesday, Birmingham and Southend United. His most successful spell was at Birmingham, where he made over 70 Football League appearances.
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]