Len Jarvis

Len Jarvis
Jarvis with West Ham United
Personal information
Date of birth 1884
Place of birth Grays, Essex
Position(s) Wing-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1909 West Ham United 133 (5)
1909–? Bury
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Len Jarvis (1884 - unknown)[1] was an English footballer who played as a wing-half for West Ham United and Bury.

Footballing career

Jarvis was signed by manager Syd King for West Ham and made his debut in April 1904 against New Brompton.[1] Little is known of his match-by-match career but he gained attention and press coverage for his foul on Alf Dean of local rivals, Millwall. In a game on 13 October 1906, played at Millwall's North Greenwich ground,[2] Jarvis smashed Dean against a metal advertising hoarding such that Dean was unable to continue playing. His action was investigated by the Football Association and he was banned from playing for fourteen days. [3] After 140 games for West Ham and five goals he moved to Bury in 1909.

References

  1. ^ a b "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Len Jarvis". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ^ "Game played 13 October 1906". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Len Jarvis". spartacus-educational.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.