Joe Harvey
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Joe Harvey 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 2009 – 10 season the last to win a major trophy.
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.
. Keeping the club in the league proved near impossible; the squad consisted of just five players upon his appointment. Consequently Harvey had to apply for re-election by goal average only in 1955–56
. He soon left Barrow and was appointed manager of Workington
in 1956, where he initially struggled too, but Harvey's influence gradually saw the Workington nearing promotion. He applied for the vacant manager's job at his beloved Newcastle United in 1958, but lost out to Charlie Mitten
. The position became available again in 1962 and this time Harvey was successful in his application.
playing an important role in Harvey getting the job. The club was In a poor state and stuck In the 2nd division after relegation from the top flight in the 1960–61
season, Harvey immediately began rebuilding the side with good signings like Jim Iley
, Ron McGarry
and bringing youngsters Bobby Moncur
and David Craig
into the first team. Newcastle finished 7th In his first season In charge and then 8th In 1963–64
,with Harvey splashing big money out on Wales defender Ollie Burton
and Sunderland captain and England International Stan Anderson
.With the new look team In place and the addition of some more youngsters like Pop Robson and Frank Clark Newcastle stormed to the 2nd division title In 1964–65
.The championship was clinched by beating Bolton Wanderers In April 1965 at St James' Park In front of a crowd of 60,000.After four years away Newcastle were back In the top flight and the form of local lad Alan Suddick
with 15 goals ensured a 15th place finish. The 1966–67
season began with Harvey breaking the club transfer record In signing Wyn Davies
from Bolton Wanderers for £80,000.Another Important signing followed with Northern Ireland goalkeeper Willie McFaul
arriving from Linfield
for just £7,000 after impressing on trial. Newcastle finished 20th and just avoided relegation with Harvey making the controversial decision to sell crowd favourite Alan Suddick
to Blackpool for £63,000 to fund the signings of Tommy Robson
from Chelsea, John McNamee
from Hibernian and Dave Elliot. Two summer signings including Scottish international Jackie Sinclair for a big fee of £67,500 from Leicester City meant that Newcastle fared better in 67–68 and in early February Newcastle were just 2 points of 1st place eventually finishing 10th with just 2 defeats at home all season, their best home record since 1949–50
,this also meant Harvey had qualified Newcastle United for the Fairs Cup and their first ever outing Into European football.1968–69
was another improvement In the league with a 9th place finish, the real drama was saved for the Fairs Cup with Newcastle winning the trophy in their first ever season in Europe. In the first round Newcastle were drawn against Dutch side Feyenoord,the 1st leg at St James' Park was all Newcastle as they won 4–0
with 21 year old Geoff Allen giving a masterful wing display and destroying Dutch fullback Van der Heide. A 2–0 defeat In Rotterdam
could not stop them going through 4–2 on aggregate.Feyenoord would win the European Cup the next season, Round 2 saw Portugal's Sporting Lisbon being paired with Newcastle, a 1–1 draw In Lisbon
was followed by a 1–0 win at St James' Park with 'Pop' Robson scoring a stunning early volley as Harvey's men went through 2–1 on aggergate, to avoid confusion with Sporting's green and white hoops Newcastle wore a Real Madrid style all white kit.Real Zaragoza
were up next in Round 3 with the 1st leg In Spain bizarrely being played on New Year's Day
ended in a 3–2 loss, but a 2–1 win on Tyneside
with 'Pop' Robson scoring another 30 yard screamer meant that Newcastle United, the team that were given no chance of winning the competition were now through to the quarter finals. A 6–4 win over 2 legs against Vitoria Setubal set up a 'Battle Of Britain' v Rangers In the semis, Willie McFaul
was the hero of the first leg saving a late penalty from John Greig
to earn a tight 0–0 draw. The 2nd leg at gallowgate was a tense affair, but a goal from Jim Scott
calmed Newcastle down and Jackie Sinclair added a late 2nd for a 2–0 win. The final was against top Hungarian side Ujpest Dosza.Newcastle were underdogs against a team that included Hungary stars Ferenc Bene
and Laszlo Fazekas
,but these two would not affect the outcome of this final, It was captain courageous Bobby Moncur
who hit two goals as Newcastle won the first leg 3–0.The heroes of the 2nd leg were Moncur again with 1 goal and squad players Alan Foggon
and Preban Arentoft who scored the other two In a memorable 3–2 win and a very impressive 6–2 aggregate win. Harvey spent the £100,000 prize money on signing Aberdeen playmaker Jimmy Smith
who would get the nickname 'Jinky Jimmy' off Newcastle fans because of his stylish skills. Another Impressive finish of 7th In the league made up for the disappointment of going out in the qurter finals of the defence of the Fairs Cup on away goals to Anderlecht.By 1971 the Fairs Cup heroes were starting to fade and It was clear Harvey had to build a new younger team, out went 'Pop' Robson to West Ham United for £120,000,his replacement was a young 21 year old striker called Malcolm Macdonald
who cost a club record £180,000 from Luton Town, Wyn Davies
at 29 was also moved on to Manchester City as well as Arentoft and Keith Dyson
.In Their place came exciting crowd pleasing players Terry Hibbitt
,a skillful left winger from Leeds United and Tony Green
a Scotland International schemer who signed from Blackpool and added flair and craft to the team. The last player Harvey signed at this time was John Tudor
who was signed for a bargain £888 from Sheffield United and he proved to be an outstanding strike partner for Macdonald. With the new look side In place, Newcastle finished 11th In 1971–72
,for 1972–1973 Harvey again used Newcastle's excellent youth system and brought through young fullbacks Alan Kennedy
and Irving Nattrass
,Newcastle Improved and finished 8th, just missing out on qualifying for the UEFA Cup
. On a sad note Tony Green
was forced to retire at just 26 because of constant knee Injuries, Harvey used the compensation money Newcastle got to sign his replacement Terry McDermott
from Bury.1973–74
was a big season for Newcastle United,the new attacking team put together by Harvey was being tipped to take one of the major honours come the season's end. By November Newcastle were 2nd In the league, but they fell away to finish 15th,In the League cup they were knocked out In Round 3,so It was down to the FA Cup
.Hendon were first up In Round three and a shock 2–2 draw at home meant that Newcastle had to go through a replay at Vicarage Road
to see off the Non League side 3–0.Scunthorpe United were next up In Round four, and another shock 1–1 draw at St James' meant another replay against lower league opposition. Macdonald scored twice In the replay to crush Scunthorpe's hopes In a 3–0 win, Round Five saw a difficult away draw to West Brom, on a quagmire of a pitch and in front of the TV Cameras, Newcastle were majestic winning 3–0 with Macdonald scoring again, Burnley at Hillsborough
In the semi final, Macdonald scored two and Newcastle won 2–0, Harvey would sign Burnley defender Geoff Nulty
for the next season after impressing In this game. Newcastle United were through to their first FA Cup
final since 1955, where they would play Bill Shankly
's Liverpool team. Newcastle had a poor build up to final with preparations not going to plan, the tracksuit tops the players were meant to be wearing did not turn up, and they had to wear an unkind looking purple outfit as they walked out at Wembley Stadium
.Malcolm Macdonald
was the key man for Newcastle, he had scored In every round and scored a total of 8 goals In the Competition. Liverpool played well Newcastle did not, they coasted to a 3–0 win with Kevin Keegan
scoring twice. It was the end of an era for Harvey, the next season he signed Mickey Burns
and paid Sheffield Wednesday a club record £200,000 for Tommy Craig
,but Newcastle could only finish a low 15th,despite getting some kind of revenge on Liverpool,beating them 4–1 at St James' Park. At the end of the 1974–1975 season the fans were getting restless that Newcastle United were not back right at the top of English Football,so Harvey resigned on June 1, 1975,exactly 13 years after he took over as manager.
's sacking. New manager Arthur Cox
used Harvey as an Important part of bringing Kevin Keegan
to Newcastle United as a player In 1982.He died suddenly of a heart attack In 1989.
England
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football
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player and later manager. He spent much of his career at Newcastle United
Newcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
; he was the club's longest serving captain, manager, and, as of the 2009 – 10 season the last to win a major trophy.
Newcastle United
He quickly established himself in Newcastle's young side and after an impressive debut against BarnsleyBarnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
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
Defender (football)
Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....
position. At the end of his first season with the club he was demobbed
Demobilization
Demobilization is the process of standing down a nation's armed forces from combat-ready status. This may be as a result of victory in war, or because a crisis has been peacefully resolved and military force will not be necessary...
. 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
1946-47 in English football
The 1946–47 season was the 67th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:The 1946–47 season was the first to feature a full football programme since the 1938–39 campaign. Eighty-eight teams competed over four divisions. Liverpool went top of the First Division with a 2–1 away win over...
he was memorably suspended by the club's directors, along with team mate Len Shackleton
Len Shackleton
Leonard Francis Shackleton, was an English footballer of the post-World War II period. Known as the Clown Prince of Football, he is generally regarded as one of English football's finest ever entertainers....
, 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
FA Cup Final 1952
The 1952 FA Cup Final was the final match of the 1951-52 staging of the Football Association Challenge Cup , English football's main cup competition. The match was contested by Newcastle United and Arsenal at Wembley Stadium in London on Saturday 3 May 1952...
, 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
1947-48 in English football
The 1947–48 season was the 68th season of competitive football in England.-Honours:Notes = Number in parentheses is the times that club has won that honour...
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
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
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
Aston Villa F.C.
Aston Villa Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Witton, Birmingham. The club was founded in 1874 and have played at their current home ground, Villa Park, since 1897. Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder...
. 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
Sidelines
The "sidelines" is a term commonly used to define the white or colored lines which mark the outer boundaries of a sports field. American football sidelines, for example, mark the edge of the field. Should a player pass through the sidelines, he is considered out of bounds...
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.
Management career
Wanting to find his way into top-level management, Harvey took control of struggling BarrowBarrow A.F.C.
Barrow A.F.C. are an English football club founded in 1901 based in the town of Barrow-in-Furness in Cumbria. Following promotion at the end of the 2007–08 season, they currently play in the Conference National. The club spent over fifty years in the Football League between 1921 and 1972, and have...
. Keeping the club in the league proved near impossible; the squad consisted of just five players upon his appointment. Consequently Harvey had to apply for re-election by goal average only in 1955–56
1955-56 in English football
The 1955–56 season was the 76th season of competitive football in England. The First Division was won by Manchester United, the fourth time they had won that particular accolade.-Awards:Football Writers' Association...
. He soon left Barrow and was appointed manager of Workington
Workington A.F.C.
Workington A.F.C. is an English football club from Workington, Cumbria. They are in the Conference North, and play their home matches at Borough Park, which has a capacity of 3,101 . The club play in red, and are known locally as the Reds...
in 1956, where he initially struggled too, but Harvey's influence gradually saw the Workington nearing promotion. He applied for the vacant manager's job at his beloved Newcastle United in 1958, but lost out to Charlie Mitten
Charlie Mitten
Charles "Charlie" Mitten was an English football player, who came through the junior ranks at Manchester United...
. The position became available again in 1962 and this time Harvey was successful in his application.
Newcastle United Manager
Harvey was appointed manager In June 1962 with his old Newcastle United teammate Jackie MilburnJackie Milburn
John Edward Thompson 'Jackie' Milburn, , also known to fans as Wor Jackie and 'the first World Wor' in reference to his global fame, was a football player for Newcastle United and England...
playing an important role in Harvey getting the job. The club was In a poor state and stuck In the 2nd division after relegation from the top flight in the 1960–61
1960-61 in English football
The 1960–61 season was the 81st season of competitive football in England.-Overview:This season was a historic one for domestic football in England, as Tottenham Hotspur F.C. became the first club in the twentieth century to "do the Double" by winning both the League and the FA Cup competitions...
season, Harvey immediately began rebuilding the side with good signings like Jim Iley
Jim Iley
Jim Iley is an English former football player and manager. He made nearly 550 appearances in the Football League playing as a left half for Sheffield United, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest, Newcastle United and Peterborough United...
, Ron McGarry
Ron McGarry
Ronald James McGarry is a former professional footballer, who played centre forward for Whitehaven, Workington, Bolton Wanderers, Newcastle United, Barrow, South Coast United, Bulli, Balgownie Rangers and Gateshead....
and bringing youngsters Bobby Moncur
Bobby Moncur
Robert "Bobby" Moncur is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is most famous for his role as captain of Newcastle United F.C. in the late 1960s, and of the Scottish national side in the early 1970s.-Career:...
and David Craig
David Craig
David Craig may refer to:*David Craig , Northern Irish footballer who played for Newcastle United*David Craig *David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, retired British Chief of the Defence Staff and Marshal of the RAF...
into the first team. Newcastle finished 7th In his first season In charge and then 8th In 1963–64
1963-64 in English football
The 1963–1964 season was the 84th season of competitive football in England, from August 1963 to May 1964:-Overview:* Liverpool won the League Championship.* West Ham United won the FA Cup.* Leicester City won the League Cup.-Diary of the season:...
,with Harvey splashing big money out on Wales defender Ollie Burton
Ollie Burton
Alwyn Derek "Ollie" Burton is a former Welsh international footballer, who is a member of the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame....
and Sunderland captain and England International Stan Anderson
Stan Anderson
Stanley Anderson a former English football player and manager. An England international who earned two caps while at Sunderland, he also played for Newcastle and Middlesbrough, becoming the first player to captain all three big north-east clubs...
.With the new look team In place and the addition of some more youngsters like Pop Robson and Frank Clark Newcastle stormed to the 2nd division title In 1964–65
1964-65 in English football
The 1964–65 season was the 85th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:* After a three-way tussle for the League title between Manchester United, Leeds United and Chelsea, Manchester United came out on top and were crowned champions....
.The championship was clinched by beating Bolton Wanderers In April 1965 at St James' Park In front of a crowd of 60,000.After four years away Newcastle were back In the top flight and the form of local lad Alan Suddick
Alan Suddick
Alan Suddick was an English professional footballer who played at inside-right. He was known for his "banana" free-kicks.-Newcastle United:...
with 15 goals ensured a 15th place finish. The 1966–67
1966-67 in English football
The 1966–67 season was the 87th season of competitive football in England.-Events:Queens Park Rangers won the Football League Cup on the first occasion it was played at Wembley, coming from 2-0 down at half-time to beat West Bromwich Albion 3-2....
season began with Harvey breaking the club transfer record In signing Wyn Davies
Wyn Davies
Ronald Wyn Davies is a Welsh former professional footballer who made over 550 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, and who was also capped by Wales.-Domestic career:...
from Bolton Wanderers for £80,000.Another Important signing followed with Northern Ireland goalkeeper Willie McFaul
Willie McFaul
William Stewart McFaul, known as Willie and Iam, is a former Northern Irish football player and now coach....
arriving from Linfield
Linfield F.C.
Linfield F.C. , is a semi-professional, Northern Irish football club, whose home ground is Windsor Park in Belfast, which is also the home of the Northern Ireland international team....
for just £7,000 after impressing on trial. Newcastle finished 20th and just avoided relegation with Harvey making the controversial decision to sell crowd favourite Alan Suddick
Alan Suddick
Alan Suddick was an English professional footballer who played at inside-right. He was known for his "banana" free-kicks.-Newcastle United:...
to Blackpool for £63,000 to fund the signings of Tommy Robson
Tommy Robson
Tommy Robson is a former English footballer who played as a left winger.Robson began his career with Northampton Town before moving on to Chelsea and then Newcastle United. He would gain renown for a good scoring rate for a winger. In 1968, he joined Peterborough United...
from Chelsea, John McNamee
John McNamee
John McNamee is a Scottish formerprofessional football player who played in more than 50 league games as a defender for Hibernian, Newcastle United and Blackburn Rovers....
from Hibernian and Dave Elliot. Two summer signings including Scottish international Jackie Sinclair for a big fee of £67,500 from Leicester City meant that Newcastle fared better in 67–68 and in early February Newcastle were just 2 points of 1st place eventually finishing 10th with just 2 defeats at home all season, their best home record since 1949–50
1949-50 in English football
The 1949–50 season was the 70th season of competitive football in England.-Overview:Portsmouth retained the First Division title by one of the narrowest margins in history ahead of Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C....
,this also meant Harvey had qualified Newcastle United for the Fairs Cup and their first ever outing Into European football.1968–69
1968-69 in English football
The 1968–69 season was the 89th season of competitive football in England.-First Division:Leeds United won the League for the first time in their history, finishing six points ahead of Liverpool...
was another improvement In the league with a 9th place finish, the real drama was saved for the Fairs Cup with Newcastle winning the trophy in their first ever season in Europe. In the first round Newcastle were drawn against Dutch side Feyenoord,the 1st leg at St James' Park was all Newcastle as they won 4–0
with 21 year old Geoff Allen giving a masterful wing display and destroying Dutch fullback Van der Heide. A 2–0 defeat In Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam is the second-largest city in the Netherlands and one of the largest ports in the world. Starting as a dam on the Rotte river, Rotterdam has grown into a major international commercial centre...
could not stop them going through 4–2 on aggregate.Feyenoord would win the European Cup the next season, Round 2 saw Portugal's Sporting Lisbon being paired with Newcastle, a 1–1 draw In Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
was followed by a 1–0 win at St James' Park with 'Pop' Robson scoring a stunning early volley as Harvey's men went through 2–1 on aggergate, to avoid confusion with Sporting's green and white hoops Newcastle wore a Real Madrid style all white kit.Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza, S.A.D. is a Spanish association football team from Zaragoza in Spain. Founded on 18 March 1932, Real Zaragoza have spent the majority of their 78 year history in the Spanish top-flight. Real Zaragoza are Spain's 9th highest ranked team in overall league points...
were up next in Round 3 with the 1st leg In Spain bizarrely being played on New Year's Day
New Year's Day
New Year's Day is observed on January 1, the first day of the year on the modern Gregorian calendar as well as the Julian calendar used in ancient Rome...
ended in a 3–2 loss, but a 2–1 win on Tyneside
Tyneside
Tyneside is a conurbation in North East England, defined by the Office of National Statistics, which is home to over 80% of the population of Tyne and Wear. It includes the city of Newcastle upon Tyne and the Metropolitan Boroughs of Gateshead, North Tyneside and South Tyneside — all settlements on...
with 'Pop' Robson scoring another 30 yard screamer meant that Newcastle United, the team that were given no chance of winning the competition were now through to the quarter finals. A 6–4 win over 2 legs against Vitoria Setubal set up a 'Battle Of Britain' v Rangers In the semis, Willie McFaul
Willie McFaul
William Stewart McFaul, known as Willie and Iam, is a former Northern Irish football player and now coach....
was the hero of the first leg saving a late penalty from John Greig
John Greig
John Greig MBE is a Scottish former professional football player who, despite his boyhood allegiance to hometown team Heart of Midlothian, spent his entire career in Glasgow with Rangers as a player, manager and director.Greig was voted "The Greatest Ever Ranger" in 1999 by the Rangers supporters...
to earn a tight 0–0 draw. The 2nd leg at gallowgate was a tense affair, but a goal from Jim Scott
Jim Scott (footballer)
Jim Scott is a retired footballer who won one cap for Scotland and played for Hibernian, Newcastle United, Crystal Palace, Falkirk and Hamilton Academical....
calmed Newcastle down and Jackie Sinclair added a late 2nd for a 2–0 win. The final was against top Hungarian side Ujpest Dosza.Newcastle were underdogs against a team that included Hungary stars Ferenc Bene
Ferenc Bene
Ferenc Bene was a Hungarian football player of Újpesti Dózsa, who was a member of the team that won the gold medal at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. He was the top scorer of the tournament .Bene was born in Balatonújlak...
and Laszlo Fazekas
László Fazekas
László Fazekas was an Hungarian football player who played the second most international games for the Hungarian national team. Fazekas played in the 1978 and the 1982 World Cup. In the latter tournament, he scored two long shots in the 10-1 win over El Salvador at the Estadio Manuel Martínez...
,but these two would not affect the outcome of this final, It was captain courageous Bobby Moncur
Bobby Moncur
Robert "Bobby" Moncur is a Scottish former professional footballer. He is most famous for his role as captain of Newcastle United F.C. in the late 1960s, and of the Scottish national side in the early 1970s.-Career:...
who hit two goals as Newcastle won the first leg 3–0.The heroes of the 2nd leg were Moncur again with 1 goal and squad players Alan Foggon
Alan Foggon
Alan Foggon was an English footballer. His regular position was as a forward. He was born in West Pelton, County Durham. He played for Newcastle United, Cardiff City, Middlesbrough, Hartford Bicentennials, Rochester Lancers, Manchester United, Sunderland, Southend United, Hartlepool United and...
and Preban Arentoft who scored the other two In a memorable 3–2 win and a very impressive 6–2 aggregate win. Harvey spent the £100,000 prize money on signing Aberdeen playmaker Jimmy Smith
Jimmy Smith (footballer born 1947)
Jimmy Smith is a Scottish former football player.During his career he played for Aberdeen where he was popularly known as "Jinky". He won a Scottish Cup runners up medal in the Scottish Cup final against Celtic in 1967 and played in the United Soccer Association's inaugural season for the...
who would get the nickname 'Jinky Jimmy' off Newcastle fans because of his stylish skills. Another Impressive finish of 7th In the league made up for the disappointment of going out in the qurter finals of the defence of the Fairs Cup on away goals to Anderlecht.By 1971 the Fairs Cup heroes were starting to fade and It was clear Harvey had to build a new younger team, out went 'Pop' Robson to West Ham United for £120,000,his replacement was a young 21 year old striker called Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Ian Macdonald is a former English footballer nicknamed Supermac, famed for scoring goals for Luton Town, Newcastle United and Arsenal.-Football career:...
who cost a club record £180,000 from Luton Town, Wyn Davies
Wyn Davies
Ronald Wyn Davies is a Welsh former professional footballer who made over 550 Football League appearances in the 1960s and 1970s, and who was also capped by Wales.-Domestic career:...
at 29 was also moved on to Manchester City as well as Arentoft and Keith Dyson
Keith Dyson
Keith Dyson is an English former professional football player. He played as a forward.Dyson began his career with Newcastle United in 1968. In three years at St James' Park, he made 76 league appearances and scored 22 goals....
.In Their place came exciting crowd pleasing players Terry Hibbitt
Terry Hibbitt
Terence Arthur "Terry" Hibbitt was an English football player, who was on the books at Leeds United, Newcastle United and Birmingham City during his career. His position was midfielder...
,a skillful left winger from Leeds United and Tony Green
Tony Green
Tony Green is a darts commentator for the British Darts Organisation on the BBC. He is also a former referee and master of ceremonies and was also co-host of the hit darts quiz show Bullseye on ITV alongside Jim Bowen and the show revived in 2006 on Challenge with Dave Spikey.- Darts career :A...
a Scotland International schemer who signed from Blackpool and added flair and craft to the team. The last player Harvey signed at this time was John Tudor
John Tudor (footballer)
John Tudor was a football player for Coventry City, Newcastle United, Sheffield United and Stoke City.-Biography:...
who was signed for a bargain £888 from Sheffield United and he proved to be an outstanding strike partner for Macdonald. With the new look side In place, Newcastle finished 11th In 1971–72
1971-72 in English football
The 1971–72 season was the 92nd season of competitive football in England.-FA Cup:Leeds United overcame holders Arsenal to win the 1972 FA Cup Final...
,for 1972–1973 Harvey again used Newcastle's excellent youth system and brought through young fullbacks Alan Kennedy
Alan Kennedy
Alan Phillip Kennedy is a former footballer who played for Liverpool during their halcyon days in the late 1970s and early 1980s and had a knack of scoring in major cup finals....
and Irving Nattrass
Irving Nattrass
Irving Nattrass , was a midfielder for Newcastle and MiddlesbroughBorn in Fishburn, England Nattrass attended Ferryhill Grammar School and Signed with Newcastle at age 16 on an apprenticeship....
,Newcastle Improved and finished 8th, just missing out on qualifying for the UEFA Cup
UEFA Cup
The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...
. On a sad note Tony Green
Tony Green
Tony Green is a darts commentator for the British Darts Organisation on the BBC. He is also a former referee and master of ceremonies and was also co-host of the hit darts quiz show Bullseye on ITV alongside Jim Bowen and the show revived in 2006 on Challenge with Dave Spikey.- Darts career :A...
was forced to retire at just 26 because of constant knee Injuries, Harvey used the compensation money Newcastle got to sign his replacement Terry McDermott
Terry McDermott
Terence "Terry" McDermott is a former football midfielder and current coach. He is currently the assistant manager at League One side Huddersfield Town.He is the father of Newcastle United player Greg McDermott and Marsaxlokk player Neale McDermott-Early career:McDermott joined Bury as a youngster...
from Bury.1973–74
1973-74 in English football
The 1973–74 season was the 94th season of competitive football in England.-First Division:Don Revie marked his last season as Leeds United's manager by guiding them to league championship glory, before taking over from Sir Alf Ramsey as the England national football team manager, with England...
was a big season for Newcastle United,the new attacking team put together by Harvey was being tipped to take one of the major honours come the season's end. By November Newcastle were 2nd In the league, but they fell away to finish 15th,In the League cup they were knocked out In Round 3,so It was down to the FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
.Hendon were first up In Round three and a shock 2–2 draw at home meant that Newcastle had to go through a replay at Vicarage Road
Vicarage Road
Vicarage Road, a stadium in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, is the home of the football club Watford and their tenants, the Saracens rugby union club. An all-seater stadium, its current capacity is 17,477.-History:...
to see off the Non League side 3–0.Scunthorpe United were next up In Round four, and another shock 1–1 draw at St James' meant another replay against lower league opposition. Macdonald scored twice In the replay to crush Scunthorpe's hopes In a 3–0 win, Round Five saw a difficult away draw to West Brom, on a quagmire of a pitch and in front of the TV Cameras, Newcastle were majestic winning 3–0 with Macdonald scoring again, Burnley at Hillsborough
Hillsborough Stadium
Hillsborough Stadium is the home of Sheffield Wednesday football club, Sheffield, England. Football has been played at the ground since it was opened on 2 September 1899, when Wednesday moved from their original ground at Olive Grove. Today it is a 39,812 capacity all-seater stadium, making it the...
In the semi final, Macdonald scored two and Newcastle won 2–0, Harvey would sign Burnley defender Geoff Nulty
Geoff Nulty
Geoffrey Owen "Geoff" Nulty is a retired English professional footballer who played as a midfielder.-References:* at the Post War Players Database...
for the next season after impressing In this game. Newcastle United were through to their first FA Cup
FA Cup
The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
final since 1955, where they would play Bill Shankly
Bill Shankly
William "Bill" Shankly, OBE was a Scottish football player and manager, most noted for managing Liverpool between 1959 and 1974. One of Britain's most successful and respected football managers, Shankly was also a fine player whose career was interrupted by the Second World War...
's Liverpool team. Newcastle had a poor build up to final with preparations not going to plan, the tracksuit tops the players were meant to be wearing did not turn up, and they had to wear an unkind looking purple outfit as they walked out at Wembley Stadium
Wembley Stadium
The original Wembley Stadium, officially known as the Empire Stadium, was a football stadium in Wembley, a suburb of north-west London, standing on the site now occupied by the new Wembley Stadium that opened in 2007...
.Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Macdonald
Malcolm Ian Macdonald is a former English footballer nicknamed Supermac, famed for scoring goals for Luton Town, Newcastle United and Arsenal.-Football career:...
was the key man for Newcastle, he had scored In every round and scored a total of 8 goals In the Competition. Liverpool played well Newcastle did not, they coasted to a 3–0 win with Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
scoring twice. It was the end of an era for Harvey, the next season he signed Mickey Burns
Mickey Burns
Michael Edward "Mickey" Burns is an English former professional footballer.-Career:A former England amateur international, Burns was signed to Blackpool from the very successful amateur side Skelmersdale United in 1969 by Les Shannon...
and paid Sheffield Wednesday a club record £200,000 for Tommy Craig
Tommy Craig
Thomas "Tommy" Craig is a Scottish football coach and former player who is currently the assistant manager of Scottish club St. Mirren. Craig had an 18 year playing career as a midfielder, playing over 100 league games for English clubs and...
,but Newcastle could only finish a low 15th,despite getting some kind of revenge on Liverpool,beating them 4–1 at St James' Park. At the end of the 1974–1975 season the fans were getting restless that Newcastle United were not back right at the top of English Football,so Harvey resigned on June 1, 1975,exactly 13 years after he took over as manager.
After Newcastle United
After over 20 years as a player and manager at Newcastle United, Harvey stayed In close contact with the club. In 1980 as results got worse the fans were calling for Harvey's return and he stepped In as caretaker for 2 matches following Bill McGarryBill McGarry (footballer)
William Harry "Bill" McGarry was an English international football player and manager.A right-half as a player, he joined Port Vale following the end of World War II, and spent the next six years with the club. He then moved on to Huddersfield Town in 1951, where he would spend the next ten years...
's sacking. New manager Arthur Cox
Arthur Cox (footballer)
Arthur Cox is a former English football manager.Cox has managed a number of clubs including Chesterfield, Newcastle United, where he won promotion to the First Division and introduced future international players such as Peter Beardsley and Chris Waddle...
used Harvey as an Important part of bringing Kevin Keegan
Kevin Keegan
Joseph Kevin Keegan, OBE is a former international footballer and former manager of the England national football team and several English clubs, most notably Newcastle United....
to Newcastle United as a player In 1982.He died suddenly of a heart attack In 1989.
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Newcastle United Newcastle United F.C. Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger... |
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1 June 1962 | 1 June 1975 | 591 | 224 | 215 | 152 | 37.90 |
As a player
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
- FA CupFA CupThe Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football and is the oldest association football competition in the world. The "FA Cup" is run by and named after The Football Association and usually refers to the English men's...
winner: 19511951 FA Cup FinalThe 1951 FA Cup Final was contested by Newcastle United and Blackpool at Wembley on 28 April 1951. Newcastle won 2–0, with both goals scored by Jackie Milburn....
, 1952
As a manager
Newcastle UnitedNewcastle United F.C.
Newcastle United Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear. The club was founded in 1892 by the merger of Newcastle East End and Newcastle West End, and has played at its current home ground, St James' Park, since the merger...
- 2nd DivisionFootball League Second DivisionFrom 1892 until 1992, the Football League Second Division was the second highest division overall in English football.This ended with the creation of the FA Premier League, prior to the start of the 1992–93 season, which caused an administrative split between The Football League and the teams...
winner: 1965 - Fairs Cup winner: 1969