FOOTBALL in the 1950s was incredibly tough by today's standards.Hardmen often reigned in what could be a brutal game at times as firm-but-fair Lol Harvey found to his cost playing for Coventry City reserves at Plymouth one day."Some players could be really callous and I was on the receiving end myself," said the former right-half whose best spell for the club was when manager Billy Frith converted him to a left-back.
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