Howard Harvey

Howard Harvey
Harvey in a Burslem Port Vale squad photo in 1898
Personal information
Full name Westley Howard Harvey[1]
Date of birth 21 October 1877[2]
Place of birth Aston, Birmingham, England
Date of death 1904 (aged 26)
Place of death Aston, Birmingham, England
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Walsall Town Swifts
189?–1894 Small Heath 0 (0)
1894–1898 Aston Villa 11 (3)
1898–1900 Burslem Port Vale 49 (19)
1900–1901 Manchester City 7 (1)
1901 West Bromwich United
1901 Burton United
1901–1903 Watford 39 (4)
1903 Darlaston
1903 Glentoran
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Westley Howard Harvey (21 October 1877 – 1904) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward for Aston Villa, Burslem Port Vale and Manchester City in the Football League in the 1890s and early 1900s. He played in the Southern League for Watford, and was also on the books of Walsall Town Swifts, Small Heath, West Bromwich United, Burton United, Darlaston and Glentoran.

Career

Harvey was born in Aston, in what is now Birmingham, in 1877. He played for Walsall Town Swifts[1] and Small Heath before signing with Aston Villa in September 1896. He scored three goals in eleven games for Villa in the 1897–98 campaign.[3] He joined Burslem Port Vale for a £50 transfer fee in June 1898.[4] He scored 13 goals in 41 appearances in the 1898–99 campaign, helping the club to finish ninth in the Second Division.[4] He scored a hat-trick past Chesterfield in a 4–0 win at Saltergate on 4 November 1899, and hit a total of 17 goals in 24 games in the 1899–1900 season to finish as the club's top scorer.[4] This was even though he was sold on to Manchester City in January 1900 as Vale suffered financial difficulties.[4] He scored once in five First Division games for City in 1899–1900, and played twice without scoring in the 1900–01 campaign.[5] He spent two years with Southern League club Watford in between brief spells with West Bromwich United, Burton United, Darlaston and Glentoran. Watford twice suspended him for a "breach of training regulations, " forcing him to leave the club.[1] He died in Aston in 1904 at the age of 26.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[6]

Club Season Division League FA Cup Other Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aston Villa 1897–98 First Division 11 3 0 0 0 0 11 3
Burslem Port Vale 1898–99 Second Division 32 9 2 1 0 0 34 10
1899–1900 Second Division 17 10 4 3 0 0 21 13
Total 49 19 6 4 0 0 55 23
Manchester City 1899–1900 First Division 5 1 0 0 0 0 5 1
1900–01 First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Total 7 1 0 0 0 0 7 1

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Players: Harrop to Hogg" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. Trefor Jones. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 April 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2017.
  2. ^ Birmingham, England, Church of England Baptisms, 1813-1912
  3. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database". www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 129. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
  5. ^ James, Gary. "1899–00" and "1900–01". Bluemoon-MCFC. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  6. ^ Howard Harvey at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)