Harvey is best known for his 19-year playing career with Leeds United, during which he made over 400 first team appearances.
[6] He was signed as a professional footballer by Don Revie in February 1965, after having played as an apprentice for two years.
[7] In the 1970 FA Cup Final, an error by first-choice goalkeeper Gary Sprake allowed opponents Chelsea to equalise in the first half.
Leeds won 1–0 with an Allan Clarke goal, and from that point on Harvey was the first-choice goalkeeper.
By the time he left in 1985, he had played under three of his old teammates: Allan Clarke, Eddie Gray and Billy Bremner.
[4] Harvey made his debut for Scotland in a 2–0 win over Denmark, selected through his Ayrshire raised father.
He was selected as Scotland's first-choice goalkeeper for the 1974 FIFA World Cup in West Germany.
[13] In 1994, with his second wife, June (and their five children), he bought a 150-year-old stone cottage with 10 acres of farmland on Sanday in Orkney.
[9] In July 2020 Harvey relocated to Lochmaben near Dumfries for greater accessibility to his grandchildren in comparison to Orkney.