Alan Harvey Explained

Alan Harvey
Birth Date:11 April 1942
Birth Place:Barnsley, England
Position:Defender
Years1:1961
Clubs1:Gainsborough Trinity
Years2:1961–1963
Clubs2:Toronto City
Years3:1963–1964
Clubs3:Denaby United
Years4:1964–1966
Clubs4:Toronto Roma
Years5:1968
Clubs5:Toronto Falcons
Caps5:28
Goals5:3
Years6:1969
Clubs6:Rochester Lancers
Years7:1970
Clubs7:Serbian White Eagles
Years8:1970–1972
Clubs8:Toronto Croatia
Nationalyears1:1968
Nationalteam1:Canada
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:1970
Managerclubs1:Serbian White Eagles
Manageryears2:1972

Alan Harvey (born 11 April 1942) is a former professional soccer player.[1] He played club soccer for Toronto Roma, Toronto Falcons, Rochester Lancers, and Toronto Croatia. Born in England, he represented Canada at international level.

Club career

Harvey played in the Midland League in 1961 with Gainsborough Trinity.[2] In 1961, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Toronto City for three seasons.[3] During the off season he continued playing in the Midland League with Denaby United in the 1963–64 season.[4] In 1963, Toronto City traded Harvey to Toronto Roma for Ray Edwards and George Crook.[5] In 1968, he played in the North American Soccer League with Toronto Falcons.[6]

In 1969, he played in the American Soccer League with Rochester Lancers.[7] The following season he served as a player-coach with the Serbian White Eagles in the National Soccer League.[8] [9] For the remainder of the 1970 season he played with Toronto Croatia.[10] He assisted Croatia in securing the Canadian Open Cup by defeating Vancouver Eintracht in 1971.[11] In 1972, he served as a player-coach on an interim basis for Toronto Croatia until the arrival of Gordan Irović.[12]

International career

Harvey made his debut for the Canada national team on 6 October 1968 against Bermuda in a World Cup qualifier match.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Profile. 7 January 2017. Canada Soccer Association.
  2. Book: Jose, Colin. On-Side – 125 Years of Soccer in Ontario. Ontario Soccer Association and Soccer Hall of Fame and Museum. 2001. Vaughan, Ontario. 207.
  3. News: Waring. Ed. 1 June 1961. 10,926 See Toronto City Blank Italia, 1 to 0. 29. The Globe and Mail.
  4. Web site: Apr 4 - Gainsborough 6 Denaby 0 - Nothing goes well for Denaby. - Conisbrough and Denaby Main Local History. www.sites.google.com. 4 May 2020.
  5. News: Waring. Ed. 15 June 1963. Harvey to Roma: Toronto City Deals For Edwards, Crook. 23. The Globe and Mail.
  6. News: Waring. Ed. 13 May 1968. Jurisevic sets pace: Falcons score first victory, 3-2. 19. The Globe and Mail.
  7. Web site: Profile. 7 January 2017. NASL Jerseys.
  8. News: 24 April 1970. Selective fhieves take tickets for Celtic-United game. 31. The Globe and Mail.
  9. News: Waring. Ed. 27 April 1970. White Eagles blanked in NSL opener. 21. The Globe and Mail.
  10. Web site: C.N.S.C. TORONTO CROATIA. https://web.archive.org/web/20100527101853/http://www.torontocroatia.org/clubhistory/19701979.html. dead. 27 May 2010. 27 May 2010. 17 July 2017.
  11. News: Kernaghan. Jim. 18 October 1971. Toronto Croatia overcomes Vancouver. 31. Toronto Daily Star.
  12. News: Waring. Ed. 1 May 1972. Blaskovic broke ice then leg in '72 soccer season opener. S4. The Globe and Mail.

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