Len Jarvis

Len Jarvis
Jarvis with West Ham United
Personal information
Date of birth 1884 (1884)
Place of birth Grays, Essex, United Kingdom
Position Wing-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1903–1909 West Ham United 133 (5)
1909–? Bury
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Len Jarvis (1884 - unknown) was an English footballer who played as a wing-half for West Ham United and Bury.

Footballing career

Jarvis was signed by manager Syd King for West Ham and made his debut in April 1904 against New Brompton. Little is known of his match-by-match career but he gained attention and press coverage for his foul on Alf Dean of local rivals, Millwall. In a game on 13 October 1906, played at Millwall's North Greenwich ground, Jarvis smashed Dean against a metal advertising hoarding such that Dean was unable to continue playing. His action was investigated by the Football Association and he was banned from playing for fourteen days. After 140 games for West Ham and five goals he moved to Bury in 1909.

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome to the Wonderful World of West Ham United Statistics - Len Jarvis". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 18 November 2013.
  2. ↑ "Game played 13 October 1906". westhamstats.info. Retrieved 22 November 2013.
  3. ↑ "Len Jarvis". spartacus-educational.com. Retrieved 22 November 2013.