Johnny Garvie

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| name = Johnny Garvie

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| birth_date = 16 October 1927

| birth_place = Bellshill, Scotland

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1996|01|03|1927|10|16}}

| death_place = Corby, England

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| position = Inside right

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| youthclubs1 = Carfin Boys Club

| years1 = 1946–1949 | clubs1 = Hibernian | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 1947–1948 | clubs2 = → Hamilton Academical (loan) | caps2 = 5 | goals2 = 1

| years3 = 1948–1949 | clubs3 = → Stenhousemuir (loan) | caps3 = 19 | goals3 = 7

| years4 = 1949–1950 | clubs4 = Preston North End | caps4 = 5 | goals4 = 0

| years5 = 1950–1956 | clubs5 = Lincoln City | caps5 = 184 | goals5 = 78

| years6 = 1956–1957 | clubs6 = Carlisle United | caps6 = 25 | goals6 = 6

| years7 = 1957–1959 | clubs7 = Boston United | caps7 = 73 | goals7 = 23

| years8 = | clubs8 = Corby Town | caps8 = | goals8 =

| years9 = | clubs9 = Stamford Town | caps9 = | goals9 =

| years10 = 1962 | clubs10 = Ilkeston Town | caps10 = 5 | goals10 = 0

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John Garvie (16 October 1927 – 3 January 1996){{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/LeagueLegends/0,,10440~971184,00.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120322094347/http://www.redimps.co.uk/page/LeagueLegends/0,,10440~971184,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2012 |title=#33 – Johnny Garvie |work=League Legends |publisher=Lincoln City F.C |accessdate=3 May 2010}}{{Hugman|7079|accessdate=19 February 2017}} was a Scottish professional footballer who scored 87 goals from 237 games playing in the Scottish League for Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir and in the English Football League playing for Preston North End, Lincoln City and Carlisle United.{{cite web |url=http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player2/johnnygarvie.html |title=Johnny Garvie |work=UK A–Z Transfers |publisher=Neil Brown |accessdate=2 May 2010}} He played as an inside right or centre forward.

Career

Garvie was born in Bellshill, Lanarkshire. He began his football career with Hibernian after the Second World War. Though he played on loan for Hamilton Academical and Stenhousemuir in the Scottish League, he never appeared for Hibs' first team. Garvie moved to England to join Second Division club Preston North End in 1949, but made only five first-team appearances for Preston before dropping a division to sign for Lincoln City a year later.{{cite web |url=http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=garv01 |title=Johnny Garvie |work=The Lincoln City FC Archive |publisher=Lincoln City F.C |accessdate=3 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326071513/http://www.redimps.com/archive3/index.mv?cat=players&drop=playerdetsdrop&play=garv01 |archive-date=26 March 2012 |url-status=dead }} Access individual season statistics via Season Stats dropdown menu.

In his first season, Garvie was the club's leading scorer with 21 goals in all competitions, only one more than Andy Graver, with whom he formed a fine goalscoring partnership. He scored another 21 the following season – rather fewer than Graver's 39 – and was ever-present as Lincoln won the Third Division North title in 1951–52. After three seasons of Graver top-scoring for Lincoln, Garvie was leading scorer for the second time in 1954–55, though with only 13 goals as they struggled in the bottom half of the Second Division. In six years with Lincoln, Garvie scored a total of 80 goals from 192 appearances in League and FA Cup. He spent the 1956–57 season with Carlisle United in the Third Division before moving into non-League football.

Garvie joined Boston United, playing in the Midland League, in 1957, resuming his partnership with Graver.{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/stats57.html |title=Season 1957/58 – Statistics |work=Boston United FC |publisher=Ken Fox |accessdate=2 May 2010}} In two seasons, he scored 31 goals from 95 games in all competitions,{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/rollcall.html#EGabrieli |title=Boston United Roll Call: G |work=Boston United FC |publisher=Ken Fox |accessdate=2 May 2010}} including goals in Boston's first four games in their first season in the Southern League.{{cite web |url=http://www.bufc.drfox.org.uk/seas58.html |title=Boston United's Season 1958/9 |work=Boston United FC |publisher=Ken Fox |accessdate=2 May 2010}} He then played for Corby Town, Stamford Town, and Ilkeston Town, where he was again reunited with Graver. However, the pair were prevented from renewing their prolific partnership once more by a foot injury which restricted Garvie to just five appearances.{{cite web |url=http://www.ilsonfootball.co.uk/index.php?p=1_113_G |title=Player Biographies: G |first=Duncan |last=Payne |publisher=Ilsonfootball |accessdate=2 May 2010}}

Outside football, Garvie was steward of Corby Trades and Labour Club. He died in January 1996 at the age of 68.