Career
He played in the Southern League for Watford, and was also on the books of Walsall Town Swifts, Small Heath, West Bromwich United, Burton United, Darlaston and Glentoran. Harvey was born in Aston, in what is now Birmingham, in 1877. He played for Walsall Town Swifts, Small Heath and Aston Villa before joining Burslem Portuguese Vale for a £50 transfer fee in June 1898.
He scored 13 goals in 41 appearances in the 1898-1899 campaign, helping the club to finish ninth in the Second Division.
This was despite the fact that he was sold on to Manchester City in January 1900 as Vale suffered financial difficulties. He scored once in five First Division games for City in 1899–1900, and played twice without scoring in the 1900-1901 campaign.
He spent two years with Southern League club Watford in between brief spells with West Bromwich United, Burton United, Darlaston and Glentoran. He was twice suspended by Watford for a "breach of training regulations", which forced his departure from the club
He died in Aston in 1904 at the age of 26.