Tom Jarvie

Tom Jarvie
Personal information
Date of birth8 June 1916
Place of birthGlasgow, Scotland
Date of death1 February 2011 (aged 94)
Place of deathCrawley, England
Playing positionHalf back
Youth career
19xx–1935Douglas Water Thistle
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1936–1944Hamilton Academical216(6)
1941Rangers (war guest)?(?)
1942–1943Hibernian (war guest)?(?)
1944Falkirk (war guest)?(?)
1944Third Lanark (war guest)?(?)
Total?(?)
National team
1939Scottish League XI[1]1(0)
Teams managed
1950sCrawley Town (player-manager)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Tom Jarvie (8 June 1916 – 1 February 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer, veterinary surgeon and television personality

Early and personal life

Born in Glasgow and raised in Douglas, Jarvie was married with two sons.[2]

Football career

After beginning his career in Junior football with Douglas Water Thistle, before turning professional in 1935 with Hamilton Academical. Due to the disruptive effect that World War II had on football, Jarvie played a number of unofficial wartime games for Rangers, Hibernian, Falkirk and Third Lanark.[2] During the 1950s he was player-manager of Crawley Town.

Veterinary career

After graduating from the University of Glasgow with a degree in veterinary medicine, Jarvie moved to England to practice, where he was a colleague of James Herriot, author of the All Creatures Great and Small series of books.[2] He was also a vet on children's TV show Blue Peter from the 1960s to the 1980s.

References

  1. "T Jarvie". Londonhearts.com (London Hearts Supporters' Club). Retrieved 11 December 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Obituary - Hamilton Academical F.C.