Brian Harvey (footballer)

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
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1963 Sheffield Wednesday
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1964–1965 Chester City 1 (0)
Rhyl
South Coast United
1968–1970 Dallas Tornado 45 (4)
1971–1973 Caroline Hill
1973–1974 Kwong Wah
1974 Melbourne Hakoah
1974–1977 Urban Services
Teams managed
?–1977 Urban Services (player-coach)
1982–1984 Oklahoma City Slickers
1985 Tulsa Tornados
1986– Oklahoma City Stars
1990–1992 Oklahoma City Spirit

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Brian Harvey (born 12 January 1947) is an English former footballer.[1][2][3]

Player

Harvey played one game for Chester City 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.[4]

Manager

In 1982, Harvey became the head coach of the expansion Oklahoma City Slickers of the American Soccer League. That season, he took the Slickers to the championship game and was named the 1982 Coach of the Year.[5] 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 teams four seasons.[6] In 1986, Harvey established the men's soccer team at Oklahoma City University. In 1994, he began the women's soccer team.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "Australian Player Database – HARR". ozfootball.net. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  2. ↑ "Brian Harvey". Since 1888. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  3. ↑ "Chester City". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 2009-07-08.
  4. ↑ "Caroline Hill's 'reinforcements' swell the ranks". South China Morning Post. 10 Sep 1971.
  5. ↑ The Year in American Soccer – 1982
  6. ↑ Oklahoma City Slickers / Oklahoma City Stampede / Tulsa Tornado
  7. ↑ OCU: Brian Harvey

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