Leeds United
Born in Leeds in 1948, Harvey attended Foxwood School (in the Seacroft area of the city), and played for Leeds City Boys before leaving school to work in a Stylo shoe factory. He was signed as a professional footballer by Leeds in February 1965, after having played as an apprentice for two years.
Harvey was the reserve goalkeeper for Leeds United during the late 1960s and early 1970s, and was on the reserves' bench when Leeds won the League Cup and the Fairs Cup in 1968, the League championship in 1969, and the Fairs Cup in 1971. In 1970, after errors by Gary Sprake, which allowed FA Cup final opponents Chelsea to equalise twice at Wembley and force a replay, Harvey replaced Sprake as the Leeds' first-team goalkeeper.
In the 1972-73 season, Harvey only played eleven matches, but was selected ahead of Sprake for the 1972 FA Cup Final against Arsenal, as Sprake was suffering from a knee injury. Leeds won 1–0 with an Allan Clarke goal. Sprake only played once more for the club before he was sold. Harvey then played 63 times in the 1973 season.
Harvey made his debut for Scotland in a 2–0 win over Denmark, having decided that playing through his father's roots would give him more of an international career than waiting for a call from England national football team. The campaign was a personal triumph for Harvey but another season of underachievement for the team. Harvey was powerless to prevent Ian Porterfield's shot fly above him into the roof of the net to win Sunderland the 1973 FA Cup Final; he also had no chance with the solitary free-kick which gave A.C. Milan victory in the European Cup Winners Cup final just days later.
Leeds put together a record 29-match unbeaten start to the 1974 season, guaranteeing the League championship and earning Harvey the title medal he was not entitled to five seasons earlier. He was then selected as Scotland's first-choice keeper for the World Cup in West Germany, though Scotland went out in the group stage. Revie left the Leeds job the same summer to take over the management of England. Later in the year, Harvey took the last penalty during the shoot-out at the Charity Shield game against Liverpool, but missed the goal.
Leeds' last big season of achievement coincided with a stroke of misfortune for Harvey. He was injured in a car crash to the extent that he missed the 1975 European Cup Final against Bayern Munich, replaced by his understudy David Stewart. Stewart did little wrong, but Leeds were beaten 2–0 by Bayern Munich in Paris. There was little more for Harvey and Leeds thereafter. The squad had aged and broken up. Harvey's 16th and last Scotland appearance came in 1976 and he stayed at Leeds until 1980.
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