Brian Garvey (footballer)

Brian Garvey

Personal information
Date of birth	3 July 1937
Place of birth	Hull, England
Playing position	Central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1957–1965	Hull City	232	(3)
1965–1970	Watford	180	(2)
1970–1972	Colchester United	77	(1)
1972–1973	Bedford Town
1973–1974	Romford	3	(0)
Teams managed
1972–1973	Bedford Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Brian Garvey (born 3 July 1937) is an English former footballer who played as a defender in the Football League.

Career

Born in Kingston upon Hull, Garvey joined his hometown club Hull City in 1957, making over 200 league appearances. He joined Watford in 1965 making just under 200 league appearances and helped the team win the Third Division championship in 1969. He moved to his final club Colchester United in 1970, assisting the U's to a Watney Cup win in 1971.^[1] He left Colchester in 1972, and went on to play for non-league clubs Bedford Town (where he was player-manager until March 1973)^[2] and Romford.^[3]

After retiring, Garvey had spells coaching at Wolves and Arsenal. He then emigrated to Melbourne in the 1980s and became the coach of power club ^[4] Heidelberg United in the NSL from 1984-1988. After retiring from coaching Brian was employed as a security guard.^[3][5]

Honours

Club

Watford^[6]

• Football League Third Division Winner (1): 1968–69

Colchester United^[7]

• Watney Cup Winner (1): 1971

References

1. "Brian Garvey". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
2. Managers and Coaches, 1945-82 Bedford Old Eagles
3. "Colchester United – Where Are They Now?". Where Are They Now?. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
4. http://www.hufc.com.au
5. Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 93. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
6. "Tier Three (League One) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
7. "Watney Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.

External links

• League stats at Neil Brown's site
• Player stats at coludata.co.uk