John Harvey (footballer, fl. 1890–1900)
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{for|the Partick Thistle player|John Harvey (footballer, born c. 1934)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = John Harvey
| image = Newcastle-1897-98-Season (Harvey).jpg
| caption =
| fullname = John Harvey
| height =
| birth_date = {{circa}} 1867
| birth_place = Scotland
| death_date =
| death_place =
| position = Inside right
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1888–1890
| clubs1 = Renton
| caps1= | goals1=
| years2 = 1890–1891
| clubs2 = Sunderland
| caps2= 15| goals2= 2
| years3 = 1891–1892
| clubs3 = Clyde
| caps3= 26| goals3= 6
| years4 = 1892–1897
| clubs4 = Sunderland
| caps4= 80 | goals4= 9
| years5 = 1897–1899
| clubs5 = Newcastle United
| caps5= 26| goals5= 6
}}
John Harvey was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland and Newcastle United as an inside right.{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}
Club career
Having moved south from Scottish club Renton (where he had won two Glasgow Merchants Charity Cups) alongside Johnny Campbell and David Hannah,[https://rokerreport.sbnation.com/2021/1/18/22236226/on-this-day-18-jan-1890-sunderland-legends-make-competitive-debut-in-a-controversial-cup-tie On This Day: 18 Jan 1890 - Sunderland legends make competitive debut in a controversial cup tie], Martin Wanless, Roker Report, 18 January 2021 Harvey made his debut for Sunderland on 18 January 1890 against Blackburn Rovers in the FA Cup first round; his team lost the game 4–2 after extra time at Leamington Road.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4733.asp|title=Blackburn 4-2 Sunderland|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-07-29|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090321132744/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD4733.asp|archivedate=2009-03-21}} Harvey played for Sunderland during two spells from 1889 to 1891 and 1892 to 1897, with a short stay at Clyde in between. Overall he made 109 league and FA Cup appearances for the Roker Park side, scoring 11 goals, and in 1893 won the Football League Championship{{cite web|url=http://www.a-love-supreme.com/ALS%20XI%27s/Tiny%20Tots%20XI.htm|title=John Harvey|publisher=A Love Supreme|accessdate=2008-07-29|archive-date=8 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080708194153/http://www.a-love-supreme.com/ALS%20XI%27s/Tiny%20Tots%20XI.htm|url-status=dead}} (the club also won the title in 1895, but he played only six times that season).[http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/webroot/Player.aspx?PlayerID=412 John Harvey], The StatCat
Harvey joined Sunderland's local rivals Newcastle United in 1897,[http://toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=336&pn=1&cl=2&sf=1 John Harvey], Toon1892 again with Johnny Campbell, and made his debut against Woolwich Arsenal F.C. on 4 September 1897 in a 4–1 win.{{cite web|url=http://www.toon1892.com/detail_match.php?id=3200|title=Newcastle 4-1 Arsenal|publisher=toon1892.com, a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere|accessdate=2008-07-29}} He retired from football in 1900 to become a trainer at St James' Park, where he had made 35 appearances in all competitions, scoring 10 goals.{{cite web|url=http://www.toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=336|title=John Harvey|publisher=toon1892.com, a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere|accessdate=2008-07-29}}
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