Jim Harvey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Harvey | ||
| Date of birth | 2 May 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Lurgan, Northern Ireland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1977 | Glenavon | ? | (?) |
| 1977–1980 | Arsenal | 3 | (0) |
| 1980–1987 | Hereford United | 278 | (38) |
| 1987 | Bristol City | 3 | (0) |
| 1987 | → Wrexham (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 1987–1992 | Tranmere Rovers | 184 | (18) |
| 1992–1993 | Crewe Alexandra | 17 | (0) |
| 1993 | Southport | 7 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Chester City | 0 | (0) |
| 1994 | Morecambe | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 502 | (57) | |
| National team | |||
| 1978 | Northern Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–2005 | Morecambe | ||
| 2006–2009 | Forest Green Rovers | ||
| 2009–2010 | Chester City | ||
| 2010–2013 | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| 2015 | FC Halifax Town (assistant) | ||
| 2015 | FC Halifax Town (caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2016 | FC Halifax Town | ||
| 2016 | Altrincham | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James "Jim" Harvey (born 2 May 1958) is a Northern Irish football manager and former player.
As a player, Harvey began his career at Glenavon in his hometown of Lurgan, before joining Arsenal in 1977. He made only three Football League appearances and one UEFA Cup appearance in three years, with his debut coming against Derby County on 9 May 1978.
Harvey moved to Hereford United in 1980, where he made 278 league appearances. He had a brief spell at Bristol City and then on loan to Wrexham, before moving to Tranmere Rovers in 1987; there he played 239 matches, scoring 19 goals, and became club captain. At Tranmere, he was the playmaker for a team who gained two promotions and won the Football League Trophy final in 1990.
Spells at Crewe Alexandra, Southport and Chester City (youth coach) followed, and he finished his playing career as player-manager at Morecambe.
Harvey joined Morecambe as player-manager in July 1994 and led them into the Football Conference in 1996. In 1998, he managed Morecambe to the Conference League Cup title, beating Woking in the Final. He also led Morecambe to second place in the Conference in 2003, before being defeated on a penalty shootout in the semi-final against Dagenham & Redbridge. He also served as assistant manager to long-time friend Sammy McIlroy when McIlroy was in charge of the Northern Ireland national team.
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