Identity
Football historians have had difficulty identifying the precise name and details of A. Harvey who played for the Wednesbury Strollers and for England against Wales in the third international between the countries in February 1881. His first name (Alf as well as Alfred) was published as long ago as 1890, in 'Triumphs Of The Football Field' an autobiography by Aston Villa's captain Archie Hunter.
The main contenders are:
- a 31 year-old shoemaker born in Stone, Staffordshire;
- a 23 year-old coalminer born in Rugeley, Staffordshire;
- a 21 year-old potter born in Stoke-on-Trent;
- a 20 year-old apprentice saddler from Walsall;
- a 19 year-old bricklayer born in Stoke-on-Trent;
- a 32 year-old tinplate stamper born in Birmingham;
- a 27 year-old tinplate worker born in Birmingham;
- a 24 year-old gun barrel borer born in Birmingham.
Research undertaken by the author of englandfootballonline has led him to assume that the most likely candidate is Alf Harvey, a tinplate worker born in Birmingham in the first quarter of 1854.
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