Tom Jarvie
Tom Jarvie (8 June 1916 – 1 February 2011) was a Scottish professional footballer, veterinary surgeon and television personality
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 June 1916 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 February 2011 (aged 94) | ||
| Place of death | Crawley, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Half back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 19xx–1935 | Douglas Water Thistle | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1936–1944 | Hamilton Academical | 216 | (6) |
| 1941 | → Rangers (war guest) | ? | (?) |
| 1942–1943 | → Hibernian (war guest) | ? | (?) |
| 1944 | → Falkirk (war guest) | ? | (?) |
| 1944 | → Third Lanark (war guest) | ? | (?) |
| Total | ? | (?) | |
| National team | |||
| 1939 | Scottish League XI[1] | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1950s | Crawley Town (player-manager) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Football career
After beginning his career in Junior football with Douglas Water Thistle,[3] 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
- "T Jarvie". Londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
- Obituary - Hamilton Academical F.C.
- More Douglas Players | Tom Jarvie, A History of Football in Douglasdale], 12 July 2009