Lol Harvey

Position
Defender
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Heanor
Date Of Birth
July 25, 1934
Date Of Death
April 24, 2020 (85)
Games Played
149
-
Per Game
Games Started
149
1.0
Per Game
Minutes
13440
90.2
Per Game
Goals
2
0.01
Per Game
Assists
0
0
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

Lol's City career started in 1950 when he and fellow Derbyshire boy Frank Austin arrived in Coventry after being spotted playing schoolboy football by scout Harry Holmes. Within two years 17-year old Lol was in the first team, having impressed manager Harry Storer with excellent performances for the youth team, then playing under the pseudonym of Modern Machines, and the A team.
 
The wing-half went back to the reserves but over the next four seasons he was used regularly and built up a reputation as a whole-hearted player with a bite in the tackle. Tragedy struck however in early 1956 when playing for the reserves at Plymouth he suffered a serious knee injury. A major operation left him with a 16-inch scar down his leg. Lol was out of action for over a year but returned to play his part in the club's promotion from the Fourth Division. More injuries hampered his career but he recovered from a cartilage operation to play virtually every game in 1959-60. Then, after 148 games for the club, he suffered more knee injuries in a 1-4 defeat at Barnsley. He recovered sufficiently to play a few reserve games but on the Saturday before Christmas against QPR reserves at Highfield Road his knee went again. The specialist was adamant, Lol, despite his desire to carry on, would suffer irreparable damage if he continued playing.
 
Manager Billy Frith persuaded him to stay at the club assisting Paddy Ryan with the Bantam Fighting Fund pools set-up. In early 1962 Lol decided to leave the club and joined a small engineering company and later he moved to Massey Ferguson where he spent 33 happy years alongside other ex-City mates like Alf Wood, Brian Nicholas and Ron Farmer. 

Football League Fourth Division (England)
1958-1959
Coventry City
41
41
3690′
41
41
0
3690′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Football League Third Division (England)
1960-1961
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1959-1960
Coventry City
2
2
180′
3
3
0
270′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
FA Cup (England)
1958-1959
Coventry City
2
2
180′
1957-1958
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1955-1956
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1954-1955
Coventry City
4
4
390′
1 (0)
8
8
0
750′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup (England)
1958-1959
Coventry City
1
1
90′
1
1
0
90′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Football League Third Division South (England)
1957-1958
Coventry City
26
26
2340′
1955-1956
Coventry City
24
24
2160′
1 (0)
1954-1955
Coventry City
20
20
1800′
1953-1954
Coventry City
3
3
270′
1952-1953
Coventry City
20
20
1800′
93
93
0
8370′
0
0
0
1 (0)
0
0
Football League Second Division (England)
1951-1952
Coventry City
3
3
270′
3
3
0
270′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
Totals:
149
149
0
13440′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League Fourth Division 1958-1959
Football League Fourth Division 1958-1959
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Hartlepools United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Chester
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Southport
A
W 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
York City
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Workington
H
W 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Barrow
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
A
W 1:6
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
W 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Darlington
A
W 1:4
90`
Coventry City
Hartlepools United
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Chester
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bradford Park Avenue
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
York City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Workington
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Crewe Alexandra
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Barrow
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
W 0:4
90`
Coventry City
Carlisle United
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 7:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Gateshead
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Gateshead
A
D 1:1
90`
Football League Third Division 1960-1961
Football League Third Division 1960-1961
Coventry City
Barnsley
A
L 4:1
90`
Football League Third Division 1959-1960
Football League Third Division 1959-1960
Coventry City
Wrexham
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Wrexham
H
W 5:3
90`
FA Cup 1958-1959
FA Cup 1958-1959
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
L 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Weymouth
A
W 2:5
90`
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1958-1959
Southern Professional Floodlit Cup 1958-1959
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 6:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1957-1958
Football League Third Division South 1957-1958
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 5:0
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
A
W 1:3
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 6:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 7:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Port Vale
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Plymouth Argyle
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
L 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
D 2:2
90`
FA Cup 1957-1958
FA Cup 1957-1958
Coventry City
Aldershot
A
L 4:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1955-1956
Football League Third Division South 1955-1956
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
A
W 0:2
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
W 5:3
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 6:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Brentford
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
H
W 3:1
90`
FA Cup 1955-1956
FA Cup 1955-1956
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
L 0:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Football League Third Division South 1954-1955
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Swindon Town
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
L 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Torquay United
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Southampton
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Bournemouth & Boscombe Athletic
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Aldershot
H
W 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Southend United
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 3:2
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
A
D 1:1
90`
FA Cup 1954-1955
FA Cup 1954-1955
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
H
L 1:2
120`
Coventry City
Huddersfield Town
A
D 3:3
90`
Coventry City
Scunthorpe & Lindsey United
H
W 4:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
W 0:1
90`
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Football League Third Division South 1953-1954
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 4:3
90`
Coventry City
Gillingham
A
L 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
W 4:0
90`
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Football League Third Division South 1952-1953
Coventry City
Torquay United
A
L 2:1
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol City
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Exeter City
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Crystal Palace
A
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Newport County
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
H
D 2:2
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
A
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Colchester United
A
W 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Reading
A
L 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Ipswich Town
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
Bristol Rovers
A
L 5:2
90`
Coventry City
Millwall
H
W 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Walsall
H
W 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Northampton Town
A
L 3:1
90`
Coventry City
Shrewsbury Town
H
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
H
W 3:0
90`
Coventry City
Queens Park Rangers
A
W 0:4
90`
Coventry City
Leyton Orient
A
W 1:2
90`
Football League Second Division 1951-1952
Football League Second Division 1951-1952
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 4:1
90`
Coventry City
Doncaster Rovers
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Brentford
A
L 1:0
90`
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Retired
Tue, 30 May, 1961
Retired
Coventry City
Retired
Tue, 30 May, 1961
Retired
Modern Machine Tools
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Jul, 1951
Modern Machine Tools
Coventry City
Sun, 01 Jul, 1951