Joe Harvey
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Harvey | ||
| Date of birth | 11 June 1918 | ||
| Place of birth | Edlington, Doncaster, England | ||
| Date of death | 24 February 1989 (aged 70) | ||
| Playing position | Half back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Edlington Rangers | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 1936–1938 | Bournemouth | 1 | (0) |
| 1939–1945 | Bradford City | 0 | (0) |
| 1945–1953 | Newcastle United | 224 | (12) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1954–1955 | Crook Town | ||
| 1955–1956 | Barrow | ||
| 1956–1958 | Workington | ||
| 1962–1975 | Newcastle United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Joseph "Joe" Harvey (11 June 1918 – 24 February 1989) was an English football player and later manager. He spent much of his career at Newcastle United; he was the club's longest serving captain, manager, and, as of the 2014–15 season, the last to win a major trophy.
He quickly established himself in Newcastle's youthful side and after an impressive debut against Barnsley was made captain of the side. Before playing for Newcastle Harvey was an established inside forward, at Newcastle he began to settle in the half-back position. At the end of his first season with the club he was demobbed. Partly thanks to his time as a sergeant, he was an authoritative figure amongst the Newcastle players who had the utmost respect for him. However, his time at the club was not without controversy. In the 1946–47 he was memorably suspended by the club's directors, along with team mate Len Shackleton, after going on strike against the quality of accommodation the club had provided the team. Both players were forced to make a public apology for their actions. Harvey was also believed to have been involved in the illegal selling of tickets for the 1952 FA Cup Final, although he was never charged for this.
Despite the controversy he was still a popular player amongst the supporters because of his attitude and displays on the pitch. In the 1947–48 he was a big part of the team that gained promotion to the First Division, only missing five games throughout the whole campaign. He captained the team to two successive FA Cup victories in 1951 and 1952. He retired from playing on 1 May 1953 at the age of 34, despite still being a first-team regular. His final game was a 1–0 win over Aston Villa. However his involvement in football and Newcastle was far from over as he worked towards becoming a coach. He began attending coaching sessions set up by Walter Winterbottom soon after retiring from playing. These sessions helped him to continue working at Newcastle as a trainer for two years. During this time he watched from the sidelines as the club won the FA Cup for the third time in a five-year period. In 1954 he took charge of Northern League club Crook Town who had reached the final of the FA Amateur Cup and took intensive training sessions in readiness for their final against local rivals Bishop Auckland, at the time considered the top amateur side in the country. after a 2-2 draw at Wembley before 100,000 fans and another 2-2 draw at St. James' Park, Newcastle before 52,000 Crook finally emerged triumphant 1-0 at Ayresome Park, Middlesbrough in front of a crowd of 39,000. The club felt that Harvey's coaching sessions had made all the difference.
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