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Colin Harvey
'The White Pele'

He was born in Liverpool, and joined Everton as an apprentice in 1960. Harvey was often described as an elegant and skillful player and was nicknamed the "White Pele" by Everton fans. While at Everton he made 384 appearances (4 as substitute) and scored 24 goals.

Harvey made his debut in 1963 against Inter Milan in a European Cup tie in the San Siro Stadium. He became a first team regular during the 1964 - 65 season.

Harvey became a part of the famous midfield trio known as the "Holy Trinity" with Alan Ball and Howard Kendall that were the key components of Everton's Football League First Division winning team in the 1969/70 season. He played in the 1966 FA Cup winning team, scoring the winning goal in the Semi Final against Manchester United. Harvey played in the 1968 team that also reached the FA Cup final. Harvey left Everton in 1974 to join Sheffield Wednesday where he played for 13 months before retiring because of a persistent injury. Harvey was capped once for England against Malta in a European Championship qualifier in 1971.

Following his retirement from the game in 1976, Billy Bingham invited Harvey back to Everton to become Youth Coach. This was a role in which he was successful, winning the 1977 Youth Cup in a side featuring future stars Kevin Ratcliffe and Steve McMahon.

Harvey was promoted to reserve team coach in 1981 at the same time that Howard Kendall became manager. In 1983, Harvey was promoted to first team coach, which co-incided with the beginning of Everton's most successful period in their history in the mid 1980's (two Championships, FA Cup and a European Cup Winners' Cup). Harvey was appointed manager of Everton in June 1987 after the departure of Howard Kendall. During his spell as Manager, Everton finished 4th, 8th and 6th respectively in the old first division and also reached the 1989 FA Cup Final losing 3-2 to Liverpool. Harvey's time as manager ended in October 1990. Harvey was immediately appointed assistant manager by the returning Kendall. Harvey left Everton shortly after Kendall's departure in early 1994 but returned as youth team coach in 1997, following a spell as Assistant Manager at Oldham Atheltic with former Everton centre forward Graham Sharp.

As youth coach, Harvey was once again successful in winning the FA Youth Cup in 1998. During his spell as Youth Coach, Harvey nurtured the talents of Wayne Rooney, where once again the Youth Team progressed to the Youth Cup Final in 2002.