Brian Harvey (footballer)

Brian Harvey

Personal information
Date of birth	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
	Carolyn Hill
	South Coast United
1968-1970	Dallas Tornado	45	(4)
1974	Melbourne Hakoah
Teams managed
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. † Appearances (goals)

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, China and Hong Kong. In 1968, he moved to the United States where he signed with the Dallas Tornado of the North American Soccer League.

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.^[4] 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.^[5] In 1986, Harvey established the men's soccer team at Oklahoma City University. In 1994, he began the women's soccer team.^[6]

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. The Year in American Soccer - 1982
5. Oklahoma City Slickers / Oklahoma City Stampede / Tulsa Tornado
6. OCU: Brian Harvey

External links

• NASL stats