David Harvey (footballer)

David Harvey
Personal information
Full name David Harvey[1]
Date of birth (1948-02-07) 7 February 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth Leeds, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1963–1965 Leeds United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1980 Leeds United 276 (0)
1980 Vancouver Whitecaps 10 (0)
1980–1981 Leeds United 0 (0)
1981 → Drogheda United (loan) ? (0)
1981–1982 Vancouver Whitecaps 9 (0)
1982–1985 Leeds United 73 (0)
1985 Partick Thistle 1 (0)
1985 Bradford City 6 (0)
1985–1986 Whitby Town
1986 Morton 3 (0)
1987 Harrogate Town
Total 379 (0)
International career
1972–1976 Scotland 16 (0)
Managerial career
1985–1986 Whitby Town[3]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Harvey (born 7 February 1948)[4] is a former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Harvey is best known for his 19-year playing career with Leeds United, during which he made over 400 first team appearances. With Leeds he won the 1972 FA Cup final and the league championship in 1974. He was a runner-up in 3 other senior cup finals with Leeds. Harvey gained 16 international caps for Scotland between 1972 and 1976. This included three appearances at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, for which he was voted as goalkeeper of the tournament.

  1. ^ "David Harvey". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  2. ^ Rollin, Jack (1981). Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1981–82. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 196. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
  3. ^ "Managers". WTFC History.
  4. ^ "Leeds United F.C. History -Player Profiles: David Harvey". ozwhitelufc.net.au. Retrieved 5 August 2012.