Gary Harvey
Personal information
Full name Gary Harvey[1]
Date of birth (1961-11-19) 19 November 1961[1]
Place of birth Colchester, England[1]
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Colchester United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1981 Colchester United 6 (2)
Kongsvinger
Haverhill Rovers
2 spells at the club Wivenhoe Town Total 66 (Total 17)
Harwich & Parkeston
Tiptree United
Chelmsford City
Braintree Town
Clacton Town
Sudbury Wanderers
Managerial career
0000–1999 Brightlingsea United
2003–2006 AFC Sudbury
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gary Harvey (born 19 November 1961) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a forward for Colchester United. He is also joint owner of engineering company, MEL Aviation.

Playing career

Born in Colchester, Harvey joined local club Colchester United as an apprentice,[1] making his first team debut on 19 April 1980 in a 0–0 Third Division draw with Millwall.[2] He scored his only goals for the club in the following match, scoring twice in a 3–2 victory over Swindon Town before being substituted for Tony Evans on 22 April 1980.[3] He made a total of six appearances for Colchester alongside scoring his two goals,[4] making his final appearance on 30 August 1980 in a 4–0 away defeat to Exeter City.[5] After leaving Colchester, Harvey played for Kongsvinger, Haverhill Rovers, Wivenhoe Town, Harwich & Parkeston, Tiptree United, Chelmsford City, Braintree Town, Clacton Town and Sudbury Wanderers.[6]

Managerial career

Following his retirement from playing, Harvey went on to manage Brightlingsea United, before resigning in October 1999.[7] In 2003, Harvey was appointed manager of AFC Sudbury. During Harvey's time at the club he guided Sudbury to two consecutive FA Vase finals, before retiring from management in April 2006.[8]

Other interests

At the age of 19, Harvey began running an engineering company, MEL Aviation, with Nick Smith and became joint owner.[8][9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Colchester United – Player profile". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  2. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 0–0 Millwall". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Colchester Utd 3–2 Swindon Town". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "COLCHESTER UNITED:1950/51-1989/90 & 1992/93-2011/12". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Database. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Colchester United – Match details – Exeter City 4–0 Colchester Utd". Coludata.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 July 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Player search". English National Player Archive. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "1999 Sports Review". Daily Gazette. 3 January 2000. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  8. 1 2 "A To Z The Men Of AFC Sudbury". A.F.C. Sudbury. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "Nick Smith". The MEL Group. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
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