Brian Harvey (footballer, born 1947)

Brian Harvey (12 January 1947 - 13 January 2023) is an English former footballer.[1][2][3] He is the brother of once-capped England man Colin Harvey.[4]

For the Australian player, see Brian Harvey (Australian rules footballer).

Brian Harvey
Personal information
Date of birth (1947-01-12)12 January 1947
Place of birth Liverpool, England
Date of death 13 January 2023(2023-01-13) (aged 76)
Place of death Oklahoma City, U.S.
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1963 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Chester 1 (0)
South Coast United
1968–1970 Dallas Tornado 45 (4)
1971–1973 Caroline Hill
1973–1974 Kwong Wah
1974 Melbourne Hakoah
1974–1977 Urban Services
Managerial career
?–1977 Urban Services (player-coach)
1982–1984 Oklahoma City Slickers
1985 Tulsa Tornados
1986– Oklahoma City Stars
1990–1992 Oklahoma City Spirit
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Player

Harvey played one game for Chester during the 1964–1965 season. In 1966,he graduated from St. Bonaventure University. He then embarked on a career playing in Australia. In 1968, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League. In September 1971, he moved to Caroline Hill.[5]

Manager

In 1982, Harvey became the head coach of Oklahoma City Slickers, playing in the American Soccer League. That season, he took the Slickers to the championship game and was named the 1982 Coach of the Year.[6] In 1984, the Slickers moved to the United Soccer League where it played as the Oklahoma City Stampede. In 1985, the team moved to Tulsa, becoming the Tulsa Tornados. Harvey remained head coach for each of the team's four seasons.[7] In 1986, Harvey established the men's soccer team at Oklahoma City University. In 1994, he began the women's soccer team.[8]

Personal life

Brian Harvey is the brother of Colin Harvey, who played for and managed his hometown club Everton, as well as representing Sheffield Wednesday, and receiving one cap for England.[4]

References
  1. "Australian Player Database – HARR". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  2. "Brian Harvey". Since 1888. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  3. "Chester City". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  4. Brenner, Steve (20 March 2018). "Football's maddest tour EVER: When Dallas Tornado wandered the world in 1967". Retrieved 21 March 2018.
  5. "Caroline Hill's 'reinforcements' swell the ranks". South China Morning Post. 10 September 1971.
  6. "The Year in American Soccer – 1982". Archived from the original on 28 November 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  7. Oklahoma City Slickers / Oklahoma City Stampede / Tulsa Tornado
  8. OCU: Brian Harvey


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