|
Alf Harvey
Profile |
|
Full
name |
Alfred Harvey |
|
Popular name |
Alf Harvey |
|
Notes |
Little is known about Alf Harvey, but if we
are correct, he was born in early 1854. Married Hannah Breedon in 1871.
Lived in Aston, Birmingham 1881, Kings Norton, Birmingham 1891, Balsall
Heath, Birmingham 1901; |
|
Born |
possibly
January to March 1854 in Birmingham; |
|
Died |
No registration
of the above person was made before 1924; |
|
Notes |
One leading authority on this subject, Patrick
Talbot, seems to favour another Alf Harvey. One that was born in
Walsall in 1861, and was an apprentice saddler. One of which, we
can't find any evidence of! |
|
All the possibilities |
Staffordshire-born |
31 year-old shoemaker born in Stone; |
|
23 year-old coalminer born in Rugeley; |
|
21 year-old potter born in Stoke-on-Trent; |
| 20
year-old apprentice saddler in Walsall; |
|
19 year-old bricklayer born in Stoke-on-Trent; |
|
Warwickshire-born |
32 year-old tinplate stamper born in
Birmingham; |
|
27 year-old tinplate worker born in
Birmingham; |
|
24 year-old gun barrel borer born in
Birmingham; |
|
Height/Weight |
- |
|
Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Wednesbury
Strollers; also represented Staffordshire FA; |
|
Notes: |
According to one source, he played for Aston
Villa FC. R.A. Harvey did play for them in the 1880's. One
source suggests he was a full back but another that he played in goal in
successive Birmingham Senior Cup finals against Walsall Swifts in 1884 and
1885. Additionally, R.A. came from Notts Rangers and went on to
Normanton, suggesting his origins were from East Midlands. - White
Shirt, Black Country. Patrick Talbot (2004). The Black Country
Society, p21. |
|
Club honours |
None |
| Individual
honours |
None |
|
Distinctions |
None |
|
England Career |
|
Player
number |
One of
seven who became the 81st players to appear
for England. |
|
Position(s) |
Full Back; |
|
First match |
No. 12, 26
February 1881, England 0 Wales 1, friendly match at
Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn.
Age 26/27 years; |
|
Last match |
No. 12, 26
February 1881, England 0 Wales 1, friendly match at
Alexandra Meadows, Blackburn.
Age 26/27 years; |
|
Major
tournaments |
None. |
|
Team honours |
None. |
|
Individual
honours |
None. |
|
Distinctions |
First black
country player to be capped by England, yet remains elusive; |
|
Beyond
England |
|
A clever defender,
apparently, but nothing more can be told about him. If we are
correct with our presumption, and it is only an educated guess, he was a
Tin Plate Worker in Aston, according to the 1881 census.
They were living in Kings Norton, Birmingham in 1891. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming
(1971). Hatton Press, p.123./FindMyPast.com |
England
Football Online
