John Harvey (born 21 January 1933) is a Scottish former

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

, who played primarily for

Partick Thistle Partick Thistle Football Club are a professional association football, football club from Glasgow, Scotland. Despite their name, the club are based at Firhill Stadium in the Maryhill area of the city, and have not played in Partick since 1908. ...

. He ranks ninth in the club's all-time appearances list with over 400 matches played in all competitions, and was inducted into their 'Hall of Fame' in 2009. He was at the club during a relatively successful era for the ''Jags'' across the 1950s and early 60s, but was not selected for any of their three

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

final appearances (all of which were lost). He did win the

Glasgow Cup The Glasgow Cup is a football tournament open to teams from Glasgow, Scotland. Operated by the Glasgow Football Association, it was competed for annually by senior Glasgow clubs from 1887 until 1989. It is now (since the 2019–20 amended rules ...

on two occasions. Harvey retired from playing after a single year with

Third Lanark Third Lanark Athletic Club was a Scottish football club based in Glasgow. Founded in 1872 as an offshoot of the 3rd Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, the club was a founder member of the Scottish Football Association (SFA) in 1872 and the Scottish ...

who then went out of business.Third Lanark 1946/47 - 1966/67
Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database He operated public houses and remained involved in Partick Thistle as manager of their social club,Thistle Stars From The Past , John Harvey
match programme, Partick Thistle FC, 4 October 1980 (via Partick Thistle History Archive) while maintaining a keen interest in other sports including golf, tennis and bowls, living in

Bearsden Bearsden () is a town in East Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the northwestern fringe of Greater Glasgow. Approximately from Glasgow city centre, Glasgow City Centre, the town is effectively a suburb, and its housing development coincided with t ...

for many years.Jags legend John Harvey (86) of Bearsden: 'We can’t afford to lose indoor bowls hall'
Kirkintilloch Herald, 20 September 2019

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Harvey, John Living people 1933 births Sportspeople from Clydebank Footballers from West Dunbartonshire Scottish footballers Partick Thistle F.C. players Third Lanark A.C. players Scottish Football League players Association football wing halves Baillieston Juniors F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players