Brian_Garvey_(footballer)
Brian Garvey (footballer)
English footballer
Brian Garvey (born 3 July 1937) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1937-07-03) 3 July 1937 (age 86) | ||
| Place of birth | Hull, England | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1965 | Hull City | 232 | (3) |
| 1965–1970 | Watford | 180 | (2) |
| 1970–1972 | Colchester United | 77 | (1) |
| 1972–1973 | Bedford Town | ||
| 1973–1974 | Romford | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1973 | Bedford Town | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Born in Kingston upon Hull, Garvey joined his hometown club Hull City in 1957, making over 200 league appearances. He joined Watford in 1965 making just under 200 league appearances and helped the team win the Third Division championship in 1969. He moved to his final club Colchester United in 1970, assisting the U's to a Watney Cup win in 1971.[1] He left Colchester in 1972, and went on to play for non-league clubs Bedford Town (where he was player-manager until March 1973)[2] and Romford.[3]
After retiring, Garvey had spells coaching at Wolves and Arsenal. He then emigrated to Melbourne in the 1980s and became the coach of power club[4] Heidelberg United in the NSL from 1984 to 1988. After retiring from coaching Garvey was employed as a security guard.[3][5]
Club
- Football League Third Division Winner (1): 1968–69
- Watney Cup Winner (1): 1971
- "Brian Garvey". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- Managers and Coaches, 1945-82 Bedford Old Eagles
- "Colchester United – Where Are They Now?". Where Are They Now?. Archived from the original on 8 March 2012. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 93. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
- "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- "Watney Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- Brian Garvey at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Player stats at coludata.co.uk at the Wayback Machine (archived 21 March 2012)
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