Len Jarvis | |
Birth Date: | 1884 |
Birth Place: | Grays, Essex |
Position: | Wing-half |
Years1: | 1903–1909 |
Clubs1: | West Ham United |
Caps1: | 133 |
Goals1: | 5 |
Years2: | 1909–? |
Clubs2: | Bury |
Len Jarvis (1884 - unknown)[1] was an English footballer who played as a wing-half for West Ham United and Bury.
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.